Thu Quach, Julia Varshavsky, Julie Von Behren, Erika Garcia, My Tong, Tuan Nguyen, Alisha Tran, Robert Gunier, Peggy Reynolds
BACKGROUND: Nail salons represent a rapidly growing industry with mainly Vietnamese immigrant workers. Workers routinely handle nail products containing hazardous compounds, yet have limited accessible information to minimize workplace exposures. METHODS: We conducted a culturally appropriate pilot intervention on workplace chemical exposure reduction strategies. We trained eight Vietnamese owners, who then trained Vietnamese workers in their salons. We conducted pre-, mid-, and post-intervention assessments with workers, including an in-person survey and personal air monitoring of volatile compounds...
July 2013: American Journal of Industrial Medicine