Occupational safety and health guide: hairdressing and other beauty treatments

The guide provides an overview of some of the most common occupational safety and health problems in hairdressing and other beauty treatments and describes their solutions. The guide deals with, for example, the following tasks: working in hairdressing salons, beauty salon work and sports club work. The guide includes a section for young workers and for pregnant and breastfeeding workers.

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Provider name (English)

Ministry of social affairs

Provider name (Original)

Sotsiaalministeerium

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Type of provider

Tasks covered

Beauty Culture

Cleaning or Disinfecting

Contact with Humans or Animals

Biological hazard

Not applicable

Hazard - physical state

Hazard - health effects

Carcinogens

Toxic substances

Exposure route

Dermal contact

Inhalation

Sharps and cuts

Substance Description

Not substance specific

Prevention measures

Level 3. Reducing / minimising the risk by personal measures (PPE)