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Lower Pioneer Valley
Educational Collaborative
Project Funded by the
Toxics Use Reduction Institute
& US Environmental Protection Agency
Sue Viens and Lynn Rose
MA Division of Occupational Safety
Model
Cosmetology
Salon & Training
Program
Goals of the Project
• Develop Model Training Salon.
• Use Model Salon to train 3 audiences:
– Vocational Students
– Vocational Teachers (professional development)
– Professional Cosmetologists
• Develop recommendations to use Toxics Use
Reduction as the first step in meeting the
revised Chapter 74 safety requirements.
What is Toxics Use Reduction?
 TUR is a procedure used to examine Cosmetology
processes to determine opportunities for reduction or
elimination of hazardous chemicals in products.
 TUR examines Cosmetology Processes and asks:
Why is this chemical being used?
Is there another method that does not require the use of a
chemical?
If the activity truly requires chemical use, is there a safer
chemical alternative?
If no alternatives exist, is the chemical being used
efficiently?
Safety Philosophy - Cosmetology in the Early Years:
As a Teacher
• Safety of the Students – was not about exposure
prevention, it was about:
– Not getting burned from equipment
– Not getting cut from equipment
– Slipping on spilled product
• Professionalism in application of service – was not
about exposure prevention:
– Avoid spilling product to prevent messes
– Gloves were used to avoid getting product on skin for
aesthetic reasons
Safety Philosophy - Cosmetology Then and Now:
As Technicians
Were unaware of the risk factors of working with
hazardous products:
• Focus was on the outcome of the
service:
– Following manufacturers’
directions
– Expertise of the stylist
• Focus was on the safety of the
customer:
– By keeping the product off of
customer clothes and their skin,
and out of eyes
Philosophy of Industry Today:
MA Board of Licensure (Cosmetology)
• Testing for skill only, not for use of
product:
– They simulate the task by using a generic
product!
E.g., for testing on nail applications, they
only have to apply a tip, not the acrylic.
• Concern for sanitation and safety for
customer only:
– Only for technician not transmit germs to
the customer.
– Not for technicians’ exposure to products.
Health and Safety Paradigm Shift in the Industry
Change in Attitude
As Cosmetologists continued in the field, they began to
realize that long-term exposure to hazardous products can
result in health problems.
• This was illustrated by the death
of several prominent icons in the
industry.
• The products also caused
problems that could not be
masked, such as the odor from the
acrylic nail products and the dust,
which alerted technicians that
they were receiving exposures.
H&S Paradigm Shift in Vocational Education
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The Career and Technical Education requirements from DOE
for student safety training has changed:
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Change came under pressure from OSHA.
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To prepare students to work in an OSHA regulated
industry.
Revised Chapter 74 Regulations
– Aligns the vocational requirements with the Academic
Frameworks.
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Provides a Safety Guide to enable Technical Areas to
develop safety plans for the shop.
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Requires the Frameworks to incorporate safety into
each task.
Revised Chapter 74 Regulations
Safety Guide
Requires every Technical Area to have:
• A Health and Safety Plan - Procedures to
prevent, prepare for and respond to
hazardous incidents.
• Health and Safety Inspection Checklists
• Safety and Emergency Response
Equipment and Supplies
• Materials Safety Data Sheets
Revised Chapter 74 Regulations
Frameworks
Collection of Competencies
• Goal – establish a high standard of proficiency:
– Raise technical education standards
– Standardize academic component (universal for
each technical area)
• Methodology - Frameworks:
– List tasks
– Describes procedures
How will the LPVEC Project Work to Incorporate
TURI Concepts into the Cosmetology Curriculum?
1. It will illustrate how to use TUR concepts as the 1st step in
meeting the requirements of the revised Chapter 74
Regulations. (see how to - next slide)
2. It will promote the use of the TURI Curriculum, Health and
Beauty Can Go Hand in Hand, as a tool to accomplish this.
TUR as the First Step in Developing a H&S Plan
TUR reduces health and safety risks.
Thus, it reduces the need to manage them!
• It eliminates potential problems:
– health exposures – skin absorption,
inhalation, ingestion
– environmental problems – spills, hazardous
waste disposal, etc.
• Thus, it reduces H&S management and
need for H&S planning:
– chemical storage and emergency response equipment and supplies
– exposure controls - ventilation
– personal protective equipment – gloves,
goggles, apron, masks
A Class 3
Flammable
Can be ignited
under almost all
ambient
temperature
conditions.
Example of TUR Integration into the Frameworks
1. Differentiate between permanent wave solutions and consider the different health risks
of each. Explain how products affect client and technician as well as the hair. Some
products have a lower pH and are less harsh to the hair, but are more toxic.
Relaxers – Explain the types of hair relaxers, their different abilities to relax hair, and
the different levels of risk they pose to the client and the technician:
o Sodium Hydroxide - Strongest and very hazardous, with the highest pH of all of the products
at 12 – 14, which makes it corrosive. It is used for very coarse hair, and cannot be followed by
a permanent wave. Possible health effects include: can be irritating to skin, eyes, and
respiratory system; can burn skin and eyes on contact; and can cause blindness.
o Ammonium Thioglycolate - Fairly strong with a significant health risk. It has a lower pH and is
milder than Sodium Hydroxide. It is not strong enough to relax very coarse hair unless
followed by a Thio-perm with large perm rods. It is the same product that is used in Cold
Waving with a heavy cream or gel. Possible health effects include; it can be irritating to skin,
eyes, and respiratory system; and can burn skin and eyes on contact.
o Acid-Based with Bisulfates - The least strong and poses the least health risk. It has the lowest
pH of all of the products. Although it is milder than Thioglycolate and Sodium Hydroxide, it
still has very harsh chemicals such as calcium hydroxide, and needs to be used with caution. It
may not be strong enough to address coarse or extremely curly hair.
o Thermal Straightening - explain procedure and the health advantages of this process.
Challenges – Why not safe and stylish?
Health and Beauty can Go Hand in Hand
Shifting Paradigm:
From:
– Skepticism – I am fine, nothing is going to happen to me.
– The products must be okay since it is on the market.
– This is not what the work is about.
• To motivating Cosmetologists through developing their
understanding:
– Of the product chemical hazards
– How to reduce those hazards through TUR
management
and proper
The Motivation
• For What - To provide safe and
stylish services without
sacrificing health.
• How - Through product
research and technical
assistance from distributors,
suppliers, technicians, TURI,
and the Healthy Cosmetology
Committee.
• Why - To enhance the
professional services offered,
not eliminate them.
Shifting Paradigm
Requires:
• Increased awareness through professional development.
• Changes in work practices and products used.
• Changes in salon design and management.
• Development of TUR and H&S program.
• Creation of industry demand for product reformulation.
The Cosmetology Program
Will use the following Toxics Use Reduction strategies;
• Selection of the least toxic
products available.
• Education of students in least
toxic salon processes.
• Promotion of safe work
practices (use, storage and
housekeeping of hazardous
products) to prevent accidents.
Blonding as an
alternative to
bleaching
The Program will use the AREC Health and Safety Model
Anticipate
Anticipation: Preparing to deal with
hazardous products in the salon.
Recognize
Recognition: Identifying the products
involved and the dangers they present.
Evaluate
Control
Evaluation: Discovering how these
products can affect health and harm the
environment when used, stored, and
disposed of.
Control: Selecting methods and products
to eliminate or reduce any danger.
Reducing Exposures - Hierarchy of Controls
1) Toxics Use Reduction
(process or product substitution)
2) Engineering Controls: Ventilation
3) Work Practices/Chemical Management
4) Personnel Protective Equipment
Model Salon Design – Product Dispensary
Separate Product Dispensary to maintain chemical stability:
• Establishing appropriate
environmental conditions
(heat, ignition sources, water).
• Separating out salon
functions, e.g., separating the
laundry facilities (ignition
sources) from product
dispensary.
• Venting dispensary 100%
directly to the outside.
Model Salon Design – Product Dispensary
• Separating products into compatible cabinets:
Flammables
– e.g. solvents, nail finishes
Oxidizers
– e.g. hair peroxide
Corrosives
– base e.g. relaxers
– acid e.g., primers
Model Salon - Ventilation
• Using ventilated nail tables designed by
the National Institute of Occupational
Health and Safety to prevent exposure
to nail product vapors.
• Ventilating the entire salon work area
100% directly to the outside.
• Using product dispensing equipment to
reduce vapors.
Model Salon
Safety and Emergency Response Features
• Designing salon layout to ensure safe
transport of hazardous products and quick
access to emergency response equipment
and supplies.
• Using state of the art emergency response
equipment and supplies, located the
appropriate distance from hazards.
• Posting signs for safety and emergency
response.
Questions and Discussion