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Work Place Health and Safety
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Abstract
This report assesses the work place related hazards in a particular work place that is a beauty salon named
Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon. a new owner has taken over this Salon and they have decided to perform a
work place analysis to improve the working conditions in the Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon. The main
goal of this risk assessment is to improve the working condition in the hair salon. As a part of the work
place hazards, it can be mentioned that the cases of repetitive movements, fire hazards and cut related
hazards can harm the workers. In case of chemical hazards, the exposures of different chemicals can be
mentioned and as a part of interventions, various measures have been recommended. Therefore, it is the
duty of the management to take proper initiatives to make the work place safer.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Plant Hazards.............................................................................................................................3
Identification of Hazards........................................................................................................3
Assessment and Control of Identified Hazards......................................................................5
Reassessment..........................................................................................................................6
Chemical Hazards......................................................................................................................6
Identification of Hazards........................................................................................................6
Assessment and Control of Identified Chemical Hazards......................................................7
Reassessment..........................................................................................................................7
Recommendation........................................................................................................................8
Pre-Post Policy...........................................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
In every work place the presence of various types of hazards is very common and so, it is one of the
primary duties of the employers to protect the health of the workers from any type of hazards present in the
work places. In this regard, it can be stated that offering a safe and secure work place to the workers is the
key duty of the workers and along with this, it can also be stated that it is also the rights of the workers to
work in a safe and secure work place. As a part of offering a safe and secure work places to the workers, the
employers must assess the potential risk conditions of the work places regularly and after assessing the risks
of the work places properly the employers must encourage the workers to practice the safe work practices
and eventually such initiatives will help to reduce the risks present in the work place (Moyce and Schenker
2018).
In this case study, the work place of Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon will be assessed as a new
owner has taken over this Salon and they have decided to perform a work place analysis to improve the
working conditions in the Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon. The main goal of this risk assessment is to
improve the working condition in the hair salon. In a salon, there are various type of hazards includes
chemical hazards and thus it is very crucial to reduce all these hazards present in the work place of
Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon.
Plant Hazards
Identification of Hazards
In a salon, there are different types of hazards apart from the chemical hazards and so it is very
important to identify those hazards to provide a safe and secure work place to the workers. In this context, it
can be stated that, due to the nature of the work, the workers may face different types of physiological
conditions which may harm the health of the workers working in the Salon. Therefore, the study findings
of Kaushik et al. (2014), stated that the workers of a Salon must have to practice repetitive motions of their

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hands due to the nature of the work and so the chances of developing carpal tunnel syndrome is quite
common among the workers of the salon. The repetitive motions of the wrist for performing the minute
work such as hair styling can promote the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome among the workers of salon. In
case of Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon this chances of developing this condition among the workers of
this salon are also very high. According to the study of Johansson (2015), it is identified that the
circumstances of carpal tunnel syndrome is quite natural among the hair dressers and the researchers stated
that the aspects associated with the commencement of carpal tunnel syndrome are mostly use of vibratory
apparatus, vigorous wrist activities and regular flexion and extensions of the numerous joints of the hands
of the employees. Another hazard that is associated with the Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon is the
presence of fire hazard. According to the study of Nassaji et al.(2015), it is stated that generally in a salon
the use of electrical equipment is very common and along with this air conditioner machine is also present
in salons. Hence, the cases of electrical short circuit due to the electrical equipment failure are also
common. In this context another hazard is related to this electrical equipment and that is electrical shocks to
the workers due to working in wet condition. According to the study of Imoro (2014), it is stated that the
workers of a salon has to hold and work with the electrical equipment with wet hands and thus they may
face issue of electrical shocks in their hands as well. The third hazard that may affect the working
conditions of the workers in the Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon is associated with the cuts due to the use
of sharp edge equipment as a part of their work. In this regard, it can be stated that the use of sharp edge
equipment such as scissors, razors may cause cut in the hands of the worker and so it can be stated that the
workers working with such type of equipment in salon may face cut in their hands and fingers as well.
Assessment and Control of Identified Hazards
After the proper assessments of the hazards present in the work places, it can be reported that the
cases of repetitive motions of the hands of the workers due to the nature of the work and so the chances of
developing carpal tunnel syndrome is very obvious among the workers of the salon. From the risk

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assessment of this work place, it can be stated that the risk of developing the carpal tunnel syndrome has the
risk score of 15 along with a likelihood score of 5 and severity score of 3. So, the risk matrix of the work
assessment shows that this work has the high level of risks. On the other hand, the risk of the fire hazard in
the work place is almost 12 that is moderate is risk scale. This work has the score of 3 in the severity scale
and on the other hand the task 4 in the likelihood scale. The next hazard is the hazard associated with the
cut due to the use of sharp edge equipment in the salon. The risk assessment of this task showed that the
task has the risk score of 9 that is referred to be high risky as per the risk matrix table. Along with this, the
likelihood score of this task is 3 and severity score of this task is 3 also. While discussing about the control
measures for the risks present in the work place of the Streaker Hair and Beauty Salon, it can be stated that
the for controlling the risks of developing the carpal tunnel syndrome, the management can recruit more
people for the hair styling process. Thus, it can be stated that the recruitment of people in the work forces
will reduce the burden of works and their by the workers will not have to work so fast and it will reduce
their burden of work and reduction in work pressure will eventually causes reductions in the chances of
developing the carpal tunnel syndrome. For reducing the risk of second hazards, that is fire hazard, the
management must assure to provide adequate amount of fire extinguishers in the work station of Streaker
Hair and Beauty Salon and along with this proper marking of the exit ways must be kept in the work place
so that the workers can escape easily during an emergency situations. Moreover use of more safe electrical
equipment must be promoted by the management and along with this proper training program to use that
equipment must be provided to the workers. For managing the cut related issues due to the use of sharp
edge equipment in the salon. Therefore, in order to reduce the impact of this hazard in the work place, it can
be stated that the management must use ergonomically designed equipment that has lower potential to
create such type of hazards among the workers. Along with this the worker may use gloves to avoid such
cut related incidents as well.
Reassessment
After implementing the controls in the work place, it can be stated that the risk score of carpal tunnel
syndrome is reduced to 9 due to the reduction of the likelihood score of the task and the overall risk score of

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the task became moderate. The risk of fire hazard is reduced to 6 due to the reduction of likelihood score to
2. However, the overall risk score remains same. The risk score of equipment related hazard that cutting due
to sharp edge equipment is also reduced to 3 due to the reduction of the likelihood score to 1.
Chemical Hazards
Identification of Hazards
While discussing about the chemical hazards of the work place, it can be stated that in a salon, the
use of different types of chemicals such as sodium hydroxide, ammonia, phenyleneediamine (PPD), and
hydrogen peroxide is quite common and exposure to these types of chemicals can cause skin irritation and
other problems related to the exposure. Therefore, the cases of irritation in eyes can also happen among the
workers (Dias et al. 2020). On the other hand, another common chemical hazards, present in the work place
is formaldehyde and thus it can be stated that the exposure to formaldehyde can cause trouble in breathing,
coughing asthma-like attacks, and wheezing, irritated eyes, allergic reactions, throat and skin. Another
potential chemical hazard is the presence of acetone in the nail polish remover used by the salon workers
and exposure to this hazard can cause headaches and dizziness, irritation in eyes, skin and throat of the
workers of the salon.
Assessment and Control of Identified Chemical Hazards
After assessing the chemical hazards of the work places, it can be observed that the risk score of
ammonia, sodium hydroxide exposure is 6 along with a likelihood score of 3 and severity score of 2. The
risk score of formaldehyde contained nail polish remover is almost 12 along with a likelihood score of 4
and severity score of 3. On the other hand, the use of the acetone contained nail polish remover by the
workers has the risk score of 9 along with a likelihood score of 3 and severity score of 3. While discussing
about the control measures for the selected hazards, it can be stated that the management should opt for
herbal nail polish remover in place of acetone or formaldehyde contained nail polish remover as it is not
possible to use engineering control and administrative controls in the work place. On the other hand, in case

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of formaldehyde contained products, the use of personal protective device by the workers can be
recommended.
Reassessment
After implementing the controls for the chemical hazards, present in the work places, it can be stated
that the risk score of the first hazard is reduced to 2 due to the reduction of likelihood score to 1. For the
next hazard, the risk score is reduced to 9, however the overall risk remains moderate. Moreover, the risk
score of acetone contained nail polish exposure is reduced to 3 along with likelihood score of 1 and severity
score of 3.
From the assessment, it can be stated that all of the control measures follow the ALARP principle as the
organization plans to execute a few small changes in the work place of the salon and they are quite
practicable to implement (Baybutt 2014).
Recommendation
In order to provide a secure and safe work places, the management can organize awareness program
so that the workers can understand the importance of using proper safety devices and equipment in the work
place of Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon.
Pre-Post Policy
After the assessing the risks of the salon, a new purchase policy should be recommended and they are
Documentation of accidents in the salon
Labelling of hazardous materials
Proper risk assessment of the work place
In the post buying condition, the following clause should be followed by management
Use of safety gloves by the workers