| Title: | Evaluating an owner-to-worker training intervention in California nail salons using personal air monitoring |
| Author(s): | Quach T; Von Behren J; Nelson DO; Nguyen TN; Tsoh J; Le M; Fu L; Beckman S; Reynolds P; |
| Address: | "Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Berkeley, California. California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative/Asian Health Services, Oakland, California. State Compensation Insurance Fund, Safety and Health Services, Santa Ana, California. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1097-0274 (Electronic) 0271-3586 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "BACKGROUND: Chemicals in nail products have been linked to numerous health concerns. METHODS: We recruited Vietnamese-American nail salon owners and workers in California and randomized salons into an intervention or control group. Owners in the intervention group received training and then provided education to workers in their salons on best practices to reduce workplace chemical exposures. Methyl methacrylate (MMA), toluene, and total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) were measured using personal air monitors worn by workers during the work-shift. RESULTS: We enrolled 77 salons (37 intervention and 40 control) and 200 workers. There was no significant intervention effect between the two groups. However, MMA and TVOCs were higher for workers who used gel polish and acrylic nails as well as in busy salons. CONCLUSIONS: Although the intervention did not show reductions in chemical levels, identifying worker tasks and salon characteristics that predict chemical levels can inform future interventions to reduce exposures" |
| Keywords: | "Adult *Air Pollutants, Occupational *Air Pollution, Indoor Asian Beauty Culture/*education California Environmental Monitoring/*methods Female Humans Male Methylmethacrylate Middle Aged Occupational Exposure/*prevention & control Occupational Health *Teac;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineQuach, Thu Von Behren, Julie Nelson, David O Nguyen, Tuan N Tsoh, Janice Le, Minhthu Fu, Lisa Beckman, Stella Reynolds, Peggy eng 2R01ES019598/NIH Grant/International Randomized Controlled Trial Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural 2018/08/14 Am J Ind Med. 2018 Oct; 61(10):831-841. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22897. Epub 2018 Aug 12" |
