Adewumi-Gunn Teniope A, Ponce Esmeralda, Flint Nourbese, Robbins Wendie
Environmental Health Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, USA.
Touro Univerisity California, Vallejo, CA, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Feb;20(1):164-170. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0521-0.
Black hair-salon workers face serious health hazards from the product they use on clients and other health hazards at their work. Currently there is a significant research gap in understanding the prevalence of workplace related exposures and health outcomes. The primary objective of this study was to gather preliminary data on workplace exposures and health outcomes of hair care workers in South Los Angeles. We conducted 22 surveys of salon workers at 16 salons. The results suggest the need for proper health and safety training within the salon worker community, specifically around chemical hair services. The results also suggest ergonomic workstation assessments and recommendations would be beneficial to reduce musculoskeletal disorders. Willingness of stylists to learn more about workplace hazards and how to mitigate their risks was high. Our findings indicate the need for a larger community based participatory research study on the workplace exposures of Black salon workers.
黑人美发沙龙工作人员面临着因给顾客使用的产品而带来的严重健康危害以及工作中的其他健康危害。目前，在了解与工作场所相关的接触情况和健康结果的患病率方面存在重大研究空白。本研究的主要目的是收集南洛杉矶美发工作人员工作场所接触情况和健康结果的初步数据。我们对16家美发沙龙的工作人员进行了22次调查。结果表明，美发沙龙工作人员群体需要进行适当的健康和安全培训，特别是围绕化学美发服务方面。结果还表明，进行人体工程学工作站评估并提出建议将有助于减少肌肉骨骼疾病。发型师了解更多工作场所危害以及如何降低风险的意愿很高。我们的研究结果表明需要针对黑人美发沙龙工作人员的工作场所接触情况开展一项规模更大的基于社区的参与性研究。
