Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Berkeley, California.
California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative/Asian Health Services, Oakland, California.
Am J Ind Med. 2018 Oct;61(10):831-841. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22897. Epub 2018 Aug 12.
Chemicals in nail products have been linked to numerous health concerns.
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.
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.
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.
指甲产品中的化学物质与许多健康问题有关。
我们招募了加利福尼亚州的越南裔美国美甲沙龙老板和工人，并将沙龙随机分为干预组和对照组。干预组的老板接受了培训，然后在沙龙内向工人提供有关减少工作场所化学物质暴露的最佳实践的教育。工人在轮班期间佩戴个人空气监测器来测量甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）、甲苯和总挥发性有机化合物（TVOC）。
我们招募了 77 家沙龙（37 家干预组和 40 家对照组）和 200 名工人。两组之间没有显著的干预效果。然而，使用凝胶指甲油和指甲贴片以及在繁忙的沙龙中工作的工人的 MMA 和 TVOC 水平更高。
尽管干预没有显示出化学物质水平的降低，但确定预测化学物质水平的工人任务和沙龙特征可以为未来减少暴露的干预措施提供信息。
