May 1, 1995
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Ideas on how to protect and support the nail technicians.
Keywords: As I See It legislation working safely workplace safety
January 1, 1995
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Improper storage of nail products can spoil product, make your salon smell worse than a chemical lab, and could present a health or fire hazard.
Keywords: MSDS product safety product storage
August 1, 1994
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can ruin your health and your career, but not if you take preventive action now.
Keywords: carpal tunnel syndrome healthy working
June 1, 1994
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Although a recently published study reports that female cosmetologists who work full-time and regularly use chemicals face up to twice the risk of miscarriage as other women, researcher Esther John, Ph.D., cautions nail technicians not to take the information out of context.
Keywords: working while pregnant
May 1, 1994
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Alleviate back pain by practicing good posture and taking time to exercise
Keywords: back pain ergonomics exercise healthy working posture
May 1, 1994
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The latest trend in business today seems to have nothing to do with business. The latest trend is ... time off.
Keywords: As I See It combatting burnout motivation
April 1, 1994
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A Minnesota nail technician is suing her former employer for requiring her to be tested for the AIDS virus as a condition of continued employment.
Keywords: AIDS
February 1, 1994
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Is the dust from filing on nails hazardous to your health? The experts don’t think so, and they suggest that technicians probably breathe far less dust than they think they do.
Keywords: product exposure ventilation
May 1, 1993
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Protecting oneself against chemical absorption at the salon starts with the simple practice of wearing gloves or applying a barrier cream.
Keywords: allergic reactions gloves
March 1, 1993
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You can’t pour it down the drain and you can’t throw it in the trash, so what do you do with it?
October 1, 1992
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Share, don’t shoulder, the burdens of raising your family to carve out more personal time and increase the quality of your life.
Keywords: work life balance
October 1, 1992
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Take control of stressful situations by managing your mood and emotions instead of letting them manage you.
Keywords: combatting burnout stress relief
June 1, 1992
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If the volume of mail we receive from mothers-to-be is a fair gauge, there is grousing concern among nail technicians that their health and livelihood may be at stake by working with salon chemicals.
Keywords: MSDS overexposure ventilation VOCs working while pregnant
September 1, 1991
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Ever have one of those days ... or one of those months? Here are a couple ideas to get you out of your rut.
Keywords: As I See It combatting burnout motivation
