Resources

Queen West Nail Salon Workers’ Project in 2014 produced two videos which look at the workplace health issues and the employment conditions of these workers, click on the links below to see the videos:

• Anne Rochon Ford, National Network for Environments and Women’s Health Executive interviewed on CTV about Nail Salon Workers in Toronto

Resources for Nail Technicians

Chinese

• Healthy Skin Healthy Nail Technicians — A Resource for Toronto Nail Salon Workers (Mandarin)
• Reducing Risks to Reproductive Health — A Resource for Women who Work in Nail Salons (Chinese)
• STRETCH – Preventing Stress and Pain While You Work: For Nail Salon Technicians
• Reducing Risks to Respiratory Health: A Resource for Nail Salon Technicians
• Anti-Asian Racism Pocket Resource (Chinese)
• COVID-19-Safe Disinfecting (Chinese)

Vietnamese

• Healthy Skin Healthy Nail Technicians — A Resource for Toronto Nail Salon Workers (Vietnamese)
• Reducing Risks to Reproductive Health — A Resource for Women who Work in Nail Salons (Vietnamese)
• STRETCH – Preventing Stress and Pain While You Work: For Nail Salon Technicians
• Reducing Risks to Respiratory Health: A Resource for Nail Salon Technicians
• Anti-Asian Racism Pocket Resource (Vietnamese)
• COVID-19 Safe Disinfecting (Vietnamese)

Korean

• Skin, Respiratory and Reproductive Health – A Resource for Toronto Nail Salon Workers
• STRETCH – Preventing Stress and Pain While You Work: For Nail Salon Technicians
• Anti-Asian Racism Pocket Resource (Korean)
• COVID-19 Safe Disinfecting (Korean)

English

• COVID-19 – Safe Disinfecting Resource
• Anti-Asian Racism Pocket Brochure
• Occupational Health and Safety in Nail Salons: Training and Workshop Guide
• Skin, Respiratory and Reproductive Health – A Resource  for Toronto Nail Salon Workers
• Healthy Skin Healthy Nail Technicians — A Resource for Toronto Nail Salon Workers
• Reducing Risks to Reproductive Health — A Resource for Women who Work in Nail Salons
• Stretch — Preventing Stress and Pain While You Work: For Nail Salon Technicians
• Reducing Risks to Respiratory Health: A Resource for Nail Salon Technicians

Research

• Healthy Nail Salon Workers Project: Ontario Health Promotion E-Bulletin, 26 June 2015
• Focus Group Results: How training and employment conditions impact on Toronto nail technicians’ ability to protect themselves at work

News and Publications

Queen West Nail Salon Workers’ Project looks at workplace health issues and the employment conditions of these workers. Below are reports and resources related to this project:

• Healthy Nail Salon Workers Project – Women’s College Hospital, Womens Xchange Final Report 2014-15
• Peer-led Occupational Health Education Project: Protecting nail technicians’ hands – CREOD Final Report 2014-15
• Discount nail salons exposing employees to tons of toxic chemicals | News (dailyhive.com)
• Nail technicians exposed to high levels of chemicals in Canadian salons: study | CTV News
• Alarming levels of hazardous chemicals found in some nail salons could impact workers, U of T study finds | The Star
• Study shows high level of chemical exposure at Toronto nail salons | CityNews Toronto
• Nail salon workers exposed to high levels of toxic chemicals, new study reveals | CBC Radio
• MoL OHSPIP Evaluation Report – OHS in Nail Salons 2018
• MoL OHSPIP 2016-17 Final Report
• Metcalf Report – PQWCHC Sept 2022
• Dragonfly Funds Report Back 2022 PQWCHC
• PQWCHC Occupational Health And Safety In Nail Salons Manual Final