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:

 

• Angela Robertson, Queen West Executive Director interviewed on CBC’s Metro Morning about Nail Salon Workers Project
• 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
• Beyond the mani-pedi… downloadable pamphlets in 3 languages are available here.

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:

• Nail Salons, Toxics & Your Health: A Resource Produced by the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health
• 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