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Documents
Beauty and Its Beast: Unmasking the Impacts of Toxic Chemicals on Salon Workers (English). Women's Voices for the Earth (2014)
Beauty and Its Beast: Unmasking the Impacts of Toxic Chemicals on Salon Workers (Vietnamese). Women's Voices for the Earth (2014)
Staying Healthy and Safe While Giving Manicures and Pedicures: A Guide for Nail Salon Workers (English). OSHA (2012)
Staying Healthy and Safe While Giving Manicures and Pedicures: A Guide for Nail Salon Workers (Vietnamese). OSHA (2012)
Nail Files: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Industry in the United States. UCLA Labor Center and California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative (2018)
Protecting the Health of Nail Salon Workers. Environmental Protection Agency (2007)
Artificial Nails and Indoor Air Quality: A Guide to Controlling Chemical Exposures. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Health Hazards in the Nail Salon Industry. Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
COVID-19: Safely Disinfecting Your Nail Salon (English). Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre (2021)
COVID-19: Safely Disinfecting Your Nail Salon (Vietnamese). Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre (2021)
Videos
Vietnamese-Owned Nail Salons Fight to Stay Afloat Amid COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism. VTV
Nail Files: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Industry in the United States Webinar. Women's Voices for the Earth and California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
News
The Price of Nice Nails. New York Times (2015)
Yes, Chemicals in Nail Polish Can Leach Into Your Body. HuffPost (2015)
Study: Nail Salon Owners, Workers Face Ongoing Pandemic Pain Despite Re-Opening. Times of San Diego (2021)
Nail Salon Workers are Transforming Their Industry After the Pandemic. The River Hudson Valley Newsroom (2021)
Is the Nail-Salon Industry Any Better for Workers Now? The Nation (2018)
High Levels of Hazardous Chemicals Found in Canadian Nail Salons. Science Daily (2022)