Analysis of Occupational Exposures of Black Hair Care Professionals in Predominantly Black Salons

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• Personal Author:
  Adewumi T ; Adewumi T
• Description:
  Black hair-salon workers face serious health hazards from the products they use on themselves, products they use on clients, and other health hazards in their work setting. Currently there is a significant research gap in understanding the prevalence of workplace related exposures and health outcomes. The primary objective of this study was to gather data on workplace exposures and health outcomes of hair care professionals in South Los Angeles. The goal was to determine the workplace exposures, assess hair care services provided, investigate prevalence of personal protective equipment and ventilation use in salons, and to obtain data on potential interest in health and safety education programs. The results suggest the need for proper health and safety training within the salon worker community, specifically around chemical hair services. The results also suggest ergonomic workstation assessments and recommendations for hair care professionals would be beneficial to reduce musculoskeletal disorders. Willingness of stylists to learn more about workplace hazards and how to mitigate their risks was high. It is recommended that a training program be developed to educate stylists on creating safer salons. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Ergonomics Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Hairdressers Hair Salons IAQ Indoor Air Quality Occupational Exposure Safety Education
• Publisher:
  University of California
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Thesis ; Thesis
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-41
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055879
• Citation:
  Los Angeles, CA: University of California, 2015 Jun; :1-41
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Analysis of occupational exposures of black hair care professionals in predominantly black salons
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:30416531f8f4d31188b7f0f95322d35b52443f8e9322646a173db6ffee08640d451438a78f22bcfefa10d290bda622ca6416fdce29c9178c6f393193459691a7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213636/cdc_213636_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 388.24 KB ]