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Nail therapists - work with chemical products
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Nail therapists - work with chemical products
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| 1. Is there an up-to-date list of the products in the workplace that can be harmful to health or flammable? |
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| 2. Have people experienced health issues from working with nails? |
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| 3. Is there a list of ingredients for products such as glue, gel, varnish, and remover? |
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| 4. Are safety data sheets available? |
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| 5. Has an investigation been conducted to determine whether it is possible to replace harmful products with harmless or less harmful products? For example, 3 Free? |
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| 6. Are adhesives containing cyanoacrylate used? For example, ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate, methyl-2-cyanoacrylate, mecrilate. |
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| 7. Is cyanoacrylate glue used for more than a total of 30 minutes per week? |
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| 8. Are acrylate gels, acrylate liquids, acrylate powders, or adhesives containing methacrylate used? (ex methyl methacrylate, mma). |
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| 9. Where are products containing cyanoacrylate, methacrylate, and/or acrylate used? |
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| 10. Is there a risk of inhalation of fumes from cyanoacrylate adhesives and or methacrylate adhesives? |
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| 11. Is there a risk of inhalation of fumes or abrasive dust from acrylate gel, acrylate liquid or acrylate powder? |
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| 12. Is there a risk of inhalation of fumes from acetone or other removers? |
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| 13. Is there a risk of skin contact with uncured cyanoacrylate adhesive and or methacrylate adhesive? |
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| 14. Is there a risk of skin contact with uncured acrylate gel, acrylate liquid or acrylate powder? |
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| 15. Is there a risk of skin contact with acetone or other removers? |
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| 16. Is there a routine for handling allergies with customers? |
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| 17. Are adhesives, varnishes, acrylate gels, acrylate liquids, acrylate powders, and removers stored in ventilated cabinets if they emit fumes? (smells) |
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| 18. Are flammable liquids handled safely? |
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| 19. Are there procedures for handling hazardous waste? |
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| 20. Are managers and employees who work with cyanoacrylates, methacrylates, or acrylates trained in the risks of the work and protective measures? |
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| 21. Is everyone who works with cyanoacrylate adhesives required to have a valid serviceability assessment? |
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| 22. Has everyone who works with methacrylates been offered a medical examination? |
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| 23. Are there written handling and safety instructions for products that may be harmful to health or flammable? |
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| 24. Is appropriate ppe available and is it used? |
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| 25. Is personal protective equipment stored in a suitable place? |
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| 26. Is there effective spot suction? |
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| 27. Is the point extraction used correctly? |
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| 28. Does the maintenance and control of point extraction work? |
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| 29. Is there well-functioning general ventilation in the premises? (The property owner's responsibility.) |
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| 30. Is the maintenance and control of the general ventilation work in order? (The property owner's responsibility.) |
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| 31. Is there a risk that others working in the premises may come into contact with allergenic fumes or residues of cyanoacrylate, methacrylate or acrylate? |
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| 32. Are there individuals who are pregnant or breastfeeding? |
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| Other Here you can note risks that need to be addressed that are not included in the checklist |
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