The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
Work Plan, Objectives & Activities
NOVEMBER 2009 update
Mission: To advance a preventive environmental health agenda to assure the health and safety of the nail and beauty salon communities.
In order to advance its mission, the Collaborative focuses on the following key areas:
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III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Policy Advocacy & Legislative (and Regulatory Agencies)
Outreach, Engagement & Public Education - Nail Salon & Other Cosmetology Workers & Owners
Research & Scientific Data
Cosmetics Industry & Manufacturers
Building Bridges to Allied Efforts
Collaborative Coordination & Organizational & Fund Development
Other Strategic Activities
I.
POLICY ADVOCACY & LEGISLATIVE (and REGULATORY AGENCIES)
Goal: Advocate for the creation of new protective laws, policies and regulations as necessary
Objective 1: Work with appropriate state regulatory agencies that can create, establish, and provide the nail salon community with the necessary
tools, programs, education, and guidance to establish a healthy workplace and sustainable, thriving business.
Next Steps-3-4 months
Short-Term
Strategies
Outcomes/Notes
(Who, By when, Resources
Activities
needed?)
CARB: 1. Work with CARB on setting
1) Follow-up with CARB
2/09: CARB visited nail salons with 11/09 CARB has postponed
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) limits for
regarding regulations related to
Collab members in Oakland and SF. examination of VOC regulation
chemicals in all nail care products such as
VOC limits in nail care products Collab members helped to collect
in nail polish until 2010. Policy
formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutyl phthalate,
addtl data and map location of
collab members to keep
chemicals already determined by CARB to be
2) Coordinate nail salon site
residences for Grand/Pied Ave.
apprised of CARB regulations,
toxic air contaminants (TACs)
visits with CalOSHA
areas.
efforts.
2. Explore ways in which to expand CARB’s
jurisdiction of attaining and maintaining air
9/08: CARB attended nail salon
CARB will put input data into
quality standards for outdoor air environments
owner meeting with CalOSHA and
their modeling system to
to include indoor air environments OR expand
agreed to conduct site visits to
determine final decision on
CARB’s statewide comprehensive air toxics
inform modeling
manufacturer regulation of
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program efforts to include exposure to air
toxics within indoor air environments.
CAL-OSHA: 1. Create guidance standards
(flammable materials, health hazards, air
ventilation) similar to the ones developed for
other trade businesses (construction, etc)
specifically for the nail salon industry to help
set up the infrastructure so nail salon workers
can come to work and be safe.
2. Improve Permissible Exposure Levels for
harmful chemicals in nail care products, such as
toluene and DBP to make them more
protective.
3. Assisting with establishing appropriate
ventilation standards for nail salons in
conjunction, if necessary, with other state
agencies (ie. BBC, CARB)
4. Improve usefulness of MSDS by making
more user friendly and translating into
appropriate languages
5. Translating relevant health and safety
documents, complaint and inspection request
forms. Ensure that the process for reporting
health hazards to Cal/OSHA, filing complaints
and requesting inspections is linguistically
accessible and that inspectors as well as appeal
process staff speak the primary languages of
the nail salon community.
6. Develop culturally competent and
linguistically appropriate materials related to
health and safety issues and related protective
actions.
Collab members concluded CARB
site visits would not result in overly
negative consequences
1) Work with CalOSHA,
HESIS, LOHP on CalOSHA
workplace guidance document.
Identify steps necessary to
ensuring that the document
moves forward in line with the
Collab’s vision
11/09 CalOSHA has developed 1st
draft and sample E-tool.
Collaborative has provided feedback
and will meet with CalOSHA to
begin next stage in Jan 2010
Catherine and Michael attended
PEL mtgs
Determine schedule for
meetings to make this document
happen
2/09: Successfully advocated to
CalOSHA to lower PEL for toluene
from 50ppm to 10ppm
2) Work with CalOSHA to
provide educational consultation
visits to nail salons to improve
workplace safety and serve as a
foundation for CalOSHA to
better understand the nail salon
industry
Working with CalOSHA to pilot
consultation site visits to salons in
the Bay Area.
3) Conduct analysis and research
to recommend (and push)
CalOSHA to establish
appropriate ventilation
standards for nail salons in
conjunction, if necessary, with
other state agencies (ie. BBC,
CARB)
Nominated key ally scientists to
HEAC
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Still working with HESIS and
CalOSHA on workplace guidance
document/potential e-tool
9/08: CalOSHA agrees to develop a
20-page workplace guidance
document that will be translated
into Vietnamese
HESIS and LOHP agree to work
VOCs in nail polish products
11/09 Next mtg with CalOSHA
in January 2010
Continue to work with HESIS
and CalOSHA on workplace
guidance document and
possible e-tool
7. Prioritizing hiring of language appropriate
bilingual inspectors and Cal/OSHA staff.
DTSC: 1. Provide DTSC with authority and
resources to develop and implement programs
that assist nail salons with hazardous waste
pollution prevention efforts
2. Establish efforts within DTSC’s Green
Chemistry Initiative that address safer nail salon
product formulations.
3) Attend PEL meetings and
submit comment letters with
Collaborative member sign-on’s
to improve PELs for harmful
chemicals in nail care products,
such as toluene and DBP to
make them more protective.
with CalOSHA and Collaborative
on workplace guidance document
1) Ask DTSC Pollution and
Prevention committee to
prioritize nail salons as one of
the industries that this
committee will focus on
11/09 Collab continues to conduct
regular conf calls with DTSC.
DTSC holds interagency mtg on
nov. 4th with BBC, CARB,
CalOSHA, etc to discuss green
certification checklist for nail salons.
2) Follow-up with DTSC
regarding P2 committee and
determine next steps
Collaborative recommended bullet
point draft of workplace guidance
document currently being
developed
DSTC says they will complete
checklist by end of Dec. Collab and
DSTC will meet to discuss outreach
and dissemination plan for checkllist
8/09: Conducted “green” salon
visits to 3 salons in Southern CA
with DTSC and Collab members.
Continuing monthly calls with
DTSC with goal to develop
guidelines soon
7/09: Held monthly calls with
DTSC. Continuing discussions
around developing green salon
standards
2/09: DTSC does not prioritize nail
salons as a key industry of focus,
but commits to working with the
Collab on items including: 1) green
biz standard, 2) alternative product
exploration, 3) design challenge
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Continue discussions with
DTSC (Catherine and Julia—
lead)
Develop “green salon” checklist
draft by end of 2009 and hold
interagency meeting (DTSC)
Visit SF “green” salon (Lenh)
Collab members to meet with
DTSC to determine outreach
and dissemination plan for
green certification checklist and
will review checklist to provide
input at end of year 2009
consideration for nail salon product
manufacturers, 4) biomonitoring
partner
9/08: Collab meets with DTSC
Deputy Director and provides
necessary information for DTSC to
consider nail salons as priority
industry for the P2 committee
EPA: Explore ways of engaging EPA
departments, particularly Air Toxics Dept.
1) Confirm follow-up meeting
with EPA
2) Collab to clarify goals and
objectives for follow-up meeting
11/09 EPA region 10 and National
Healthy Nail Salon Alliance agree to
work together on conducting
national calls
2/09: EPA expresses interest in
interfacing with DTSC/Collab
efforts
9/08: Jessica arranged meeting with
other EPA Depts. and met with
collab members. EPA expresses
interest in working with Collab.
11/09: Collab members attended
Fall BBC Board Meeting.
Board of Barbary and Cosmetology
Advocating for nomination of
Collab members to BBC board.
BBC posts translated materials to
their website
7/09: Had calls with BBC on 3/17,
Collab members to provide
information re: nail salon cases to
BBC by March 10th.
2/09: Successfully advocates for
translation of BBC health and safety
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NHNSA and EPA region 10 to
solidity structure of national
calls
laws, salon checklist, submitting of
appeals in Vietnamese, and
revamping of inspector training
Continued advocacy for
improvements in regulatory and
punitive approaches.
Objective 2: Ensure the enforcement of existing policies and regulations related to the health and safety of the nail salon community (including
implementation of the Safe Cosmetics Act).
Next Steps-3-4 months
Strategies / Activities
Short-Term Activities
Outcomes/Notes
(Who, By When, Resources
needed?)
Work with CA- DPH on ensuring appropriate
1) Assess if clean-up legislation
7/09: The California Safe Cosmetics 11/09 Need to check in with
implementation of SB 484 – the Safe Cosmetics is needed
Program activated an online
BCA and BCF regarding
Act.
reporting system on June 15, 2009.
Participation in monitoring of
2) Keep monitoring
Companies subject to reporting
 Advocate that funds not get cut from the
implementation
under the Safe Cosmetics Act must Safe Cosmetics Act
Safe Cosmetics Program given the possible
submit all reportable cosmetic
10% budget cut
3)
Follow-up
on
status
of
products by 10/15/09. After
 Monitor and assess if clean up legislation is
reporting forms
10/15/09, reporting will be on a
needed this year
continuous basis.
9/08, 2/09 update: Collab
members continue to participate on
SB 484 Blue Ribbon Committee
DPH currently working on
reporting forms, but currently
delayed. The program itself could
be cut due to budget.
Objective 3: Provide leadership to state and national efforts working to advance a healthy nail salon agenda, comprehensive chemical policy
reform, and other environmental health efforts.
Next Steps-3-4 months
Strategies
Short-term Activities
Outcomes/Notes
(Who, By When, Resources
needed?)
1. Provide input to Senate Office of Research
11/09 Policy recommendation
11/09 Assess potential
Nail Salon Legislative Hearing Summary
report was completed in march
legislation as recommended in
2009
policy recommendation report
2.Develop a Collaborative policy
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recommendation report that stems from
Migden’s f/up leg report summary
2/09: Provided feedback on CA
Senate Office of Research which
published policy summary entitled
“Pedicures at the What Price”.
3. Assess if Collab wants to move forward with
legislation for 2009
9/08: Senate Office of Research
compiled nail salon leg hearing
summary
Interested Collab members
providing feedback
Explore connections with other state
legislators and local city & county officials:
– Madison Ngyuen, Board of Supervisor
Alice Lai-Bitker, Oakland City
Councilmember Pat Kernighan,
Westminster City Councilmember Tri Ta,
Senator Lou Carrera (OC)
– Other API elected officials? Mike Liu,
Fiona Ma?
1. Tammy from APALC helping
to establish Collab connections
with Senator Correa’s office
11/09: SB 549 vetoed by Governor
7/09: Correa’s office authored SB
549, requiring BBC to collect ethnic
and language data of cosmetologist
licensees.
Co-hosted health workshop at
Advance Beauty College in
Southern California in July 09.
Connections made with Senator
Correa—interested in BBC issues
CHANGE: Californians for a Healthy &
Green Economy –
Explore ways of supporting, collaborating,
and/or partnering with CHANGE.
 Participate in green chemistry initiative
 Sign on to CHANGE letter?
1. Need to identify lead and
next steps
2/09: Correa has expressed interest
in carrying BBC language and
cultural access bill
11/09: Exploring CHANGE
campaign focused on green cleaning
products and role of Collab to
support this.
7/09: CHANGE worker campaign
discussions during full collab
meeting
CHANGE conducted a short
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Discussing further plans for
legislation with 2010 Legislation
(Lenh, AACRE,, APIAHF,
WorkSafe? others)
Will explore further
relationships with Advance
Beauty College.
APALC leading OC forum in
Dec 09 with Correa’s office and
Collab
presentation at January 2007
Collab’s meeting.
Nail Salon Lobby Day- Assess feasibility of
having our own lobby Nail Salon Day
1. Need to identify lead and
next steps
National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance
(NHNSA) – support the development of
national work on safer nail salons/ worker
health & safety
1. Need to identify other
collab members interested in
participating
11/09 EPA region 10 and NHNSA
agree to national call structure to
discuss next steps discussed at
convening and for building national
connections
Exploring joint funding
opportunities
7/09: Strategic planning meeting
completed with NHNSA in
Oakland in July 2009.
Published Toxic Trio report
Working with Federal EPA on
national nail salon efforts
2/09: Collab continued to
participate with NHNSA calls.
WVE completed manufacturer
survey, NHNSA will hold national
call in March/April?
Women’s Health & Environments Initiative
(WHEI) - explore partnerships with WHEI.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics – explore how
to partner with the campaign
 How can we help develop a consumer
angle?
 Can we suggest improvements/ additions
1. Need to identify next steps
*Anuja is a member of WHEI’s
coordinating team
1. Need to identify lead and
next steps
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NAPAWF & WVE have put
together draft national workplan to
be reviewed on upcoming national
alliance workgroup call
WHEI continues to host a page
dedicated to healthy nail issues on
its website.
11/09 Presentation by Campaign at
full collab mtg to identify ways to
coordinate with each other –toxic
trio and ntl legislation
Collab to identify how best to
coordinate and connect with
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
regarding ntl legislation and
efforts
to the Skin Deep Website
7/09: Joint call in March 09,
discussed ways to collaborate and
support national legislation
2/09: Anuja working on
coordinating a call with WVE and
CSC
Objective 4: Establish a state interagency taskforce between CARB, BBC, DTSC, and CalOSHA that would work in coordinated fashion to
ensure the protection of nail salon worker health and safety.
Set up a meeting between CARB, BBC, DTSC, 1. Explore doing this at research 11/09 DTSC holds interagency mtg DTSC coordinating interagency
CalOSHA and Migden’s staff
convening
on nov 4th to discuss green nail
meeting
2. Consider letter to agencies re: salon business certification checklist
establishment of interagency
task force (??)
Objective 5: Explore other avenues that could assist in providing infrastructure for nail salon worker health and safety protections
Coordinate w/research team to find key
chemicals of concern to focus survey efforts
(Glues, powders, acrylics, etc.)
Determine appropriate criteria/guidelines for
green certification/best practices nail salon
program
1. Need to identify next steps
1. Catherine and Julia taking the
lead
Thu has put together initial
chemicals table based on Cora
Roloef’s research article
11/09: Conducted “green” salon
site visits with DTSC in Aug 09 in
Los Angeles.
EPA region 10 and NHNSA to help
lead national calls regarding best
practices and effective salon
technologies-ventilation, etc
07/09: Still working to develop
green cert guidelines.
02/09: Working with DTSC to
develop green certification
guidelines/criteria for nail salons.
Collab to assist with initial site visits
with salons deemed as “green”.
DTSC will explore potential funding
partnership with Collab via EPA.
DTSC also exploring to helping
Collab pull together alternative
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Green salon business checklist
draft to be completed by
DTSC around Dec 2009.
EPA region 10 and NHNSA to
discuss specifics regarding
national calls about best
practices and effective salon
technologies-ventilation, etc
product list.
Consider other strategies:
- Product take back laws for manufacturers
- Connect w/Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
on FDA issues
Working on a policy recommendation
document to articulate key policy priorities that
will positively impact the nail and beauty salon
community.
1. Need to identify next steps
11/09: Leading campaign to ban
toxic trio in San Francisco, in
partnership with Environment
California.
7/09: Policy report published in
April 09. Distributed to collab
members/allies/legislators
2/09: Catherine working on
completing the policy
recommendation report in
conjunction with the policy
subcommittee. Will be completed
by 2/23.
II. OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT & PUBLIC EDUCATION –
NAIL SALON & OTHER COSMETOLOGY WORKERS & OWNERS
Goal(s): Empower and engage nail salon and other cosmetology workers and owners
Objective 1: Directly engaging nail salon & other cosmetology workers and owners in identifying issues of concern and developing solutions to
benefit the nail salon workforce and small businesses.
Next Steps-3 months
Strategies
Short-term Activities
Outcomes/Notes
(Who, By When, Resource
needed?)
BBC: (see BBC priorities handout for more
1) Work with BBC on priority
10/09: Collab members provided
details) 1. Ensure relevant health & safety
issues raised by nail salon
testimony at BBC Board of Directors Collab members to follow-up
information are effectively communicated to
community
meeting in San Diego
on BBC nomination,
the nail salon community
Vietnamese translated footspa
2. Create a mechanism that allows the nail
2) Set regular meeting schedule
BBC announces translation of laws
video and translated materials
salon community to directly dialogue with BBC to f/up with BBC on
and regulations in Vietnamese and
on website
regarding health and safety issues and concerns recommendations raised
puts on their website
3. Collaborate with researchers, health
advocates and other govt. agencies to conduct
2/09 update: Northern Cal Collab
health research and surveillance to better
members met with BBC Exec Office
understand acute and chronic health problems
and staff Sept 2008
4. Incorporate updated health and safety
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information as relates to chemical exposure
5. Be proactive in providing health and safety
education
6. Develop reasonable ventilation specifications
that protect the health of workers and
customers to a higher standard than likely thru
CalOSHA regs
Southern Cal members met with
BBC and Senator Correa October
2008
Provided testimony at BBC Board of
Directors meeting in November 2008
Collab established monthly
accountability calls with BBC
Conduct second San Jose nail salon community
forum and one in Marin County:
Dec 09: Orange County
Community Forum
Next san jose comm. forum to
be ddetermined
Establish an Advisory Group of
workers/owners to the Collaborative.
 Provide input and guidance on collaborative
efforts.
 We need to go beyond EH and safety issues
to build trust with workers & owners
 Liaison between state agencies (CAL-OSHA
& BBC) & workers.
 Develop materials to explain that Collab is
not against the salon business.
Connect CalOSHA with workers and owners to
help CalOSHA better understand the nail salon
industry/community
Conduct nail salon community forum in San
Jose at UFCW office
1) Subcommittee to agree upon
collaborative way of recruiting
and running worker/owner
advisory group
2) Discuss having ALC & ACRJ
worker groups provide a liaison
3) Identify collab members on
subcommittee willing to assist
with this effort
1) Work with CalOSHA to
conduct nail salon site visits.
2) Determine next owner
meeting
9/09: Marin and Oakland
Worker/Owner advisory groups held
2/09:
Established and held Northern and
Southern CA worker/owner advisory
meetings to provide guidance to
Collab in Jan 09. Held meetings with
them to obtain feedback/input on
policy recommendation report
2/09: Owner meeting held with
CalOSHA and CARB and over 23
owners attended. 18 expressed
interest in participating in site visits
CalOSHA conducted 2 consultation
visits with salon owners
Khanh, Lenh, Dung, An, Alisha, COMPLETED in Spring 2007 by
Trang, Connie
lead: UFCW
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Nov 09: San Jose and Orange
County advisory committees
to be held
Feb/March 09: Norcal
regional advisory meeting
Conduct nail salon community forum in
Oakland with BBC

Provide nail salon community with the
opportunity to advocate & voice their
concerns to BBC officials and board members
while obtaining clarification on licensing,
fines, regulations, and better understanding of
administrative process for licensing

Take opportunity to provide nail salon
community with information and education
about health and safety concerns
Conduct nail salon community forum in
Orange County with BBC
Trang, Khanh, Lenh, Dung, An,
Alisha, Connie
Strategies
Short-term activities
COMPLETED IN April 2008 by
leads: ACRJ, ALC, AHS, MAAP,
UFCW
COMPLETED IN Oct 2008 with
Second community forum to
over 200 workers and advocates
be held Dec 09 in Orange
attending
County
Objective 2: Increasing public awareness about environmental health concerns facing nail salon workers and about toxins found in nail, beauty
and personal care products among: 1) nail salon community, 2) consumers, 3) policy makers/legislators.
Outcomes/Notes
Increase visibility through earned and public
media
11/09: Connie and Alisha
interviewed on American Public
Radio in October
Hyphen Magazine Article on green
salons, Summer 09
Next Steps-3 months
(Who, By When, Resources
needed?)
Collab toxic trio campaign to
move forward and to include
media strategies that need to
be discussed in subcommittee
mtgs
RJ/EJ article in SisterSong
newsletter, Fall 09
Implement Ethnic Media Campaign
 Utilize New American Media website to
disseminate our message
 Build trust and keep informed
 Consider how to ensure that
workers/owners are not portrayed
“negatively” in the media, but focus on
positive efforts
Activities:
1) Work on messaging, strategic
plan to be more effective
through diff mediums of
mainstream and ethnic media
2) Publish series of ethnic media
articles related to forum issues
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Connie and Khanh were on
Vietnamese radio to help talk about
leg hearing and issues
02/09: Series of 4 articles addressing
concerns and questions raised at the
Oakland Forum put out by AHS,
ALC, and ACRJ. Will submit another
one by late Feb/early Mar
Collab toxic trio campaign to
move forward and to include
media strategies that need to
be discussed in subcommittee
mtgs
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Radio show 11/10 and 11/11
TV – health ed – nail salon one of issues –
Channel 26 – MAAP
Participate in policy related activities
Conduct community workshops within
Vietnamese community.
 Idea: Develop educational calendar for nail
salons as an outreach tool – replicating Mass
calendar.
1. Need to identify lead and
next steps
1. Need to identify lead and
next steps
7/09: Collab members participated in
API Policy Summit workshop in May
2009, APALA workshop in July
2009, KPFK radio in July 09
(12,000+ listeners), KPFA radio
Collab members participated in API
summit workshop in April 2007.
7/09: Collab members presented
health education information at
community education forum
@Advance Beauty College in Orange
County in June 2009 to 150 people.
12/09: Collab members will
participate in Orange County
community forum
2008 Collab seed projects: MAAP
conducted outreach to Marin nail
salon community. OCAPICA
worked with young girls on nail salon
art/story telling project
Establish materials review committee to help
standardize translations and content of nail
salon educational materials
1. Need to identify lead and
next steps
STILL NEEDED?
Objective 3: Provide culturally-relevant information, advocating for safer products and practices, and promoting increased awareness of
environmental health concerns facing the salon and beauty communities.
Next Steps-3 months
Strategies
Short-term Activities
Outcomes/Notes
(Who, By When, Resources
needed?)
Develop Nail Salon Fact Sheets in multiple
STILL NEEDED?
relevant languages for workers/owners.
 Translate product info/MSDS sheets
III. RESEARCH & SCIENTIFIC DATA
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GOAL 1: Provide research expertise that would support policy and outreach efforts geared towards improving health and safety for cosmetology
workers.
GOAL 2: Promote the active participation of the nail salon community and public in setting the research agenda and in research projects.
Objective 1: Systematically describe workforce members and beauty salons within California.
Strategies
Activities
Outcomes/Notes
 Map the density of salons at the city, county
and state level.
 Describe the racial/ ethnic composition of
cosmetology workers.
11/09 NIH funding provides funds
for mapping activities including nail
salon mapping. City of Oakland
planning dept to also create this map
as well
Estimate proportion of
Vietnamese and Latinos
working licensed cosmetology
workers
2/09: DTSC mentions being able to
assist with GIS mapping of salons
11/09: BBC bill passed both houses
and is vetoed by Governor in October
Next Steps-3 months
(Who, By When, Resources
needed?)
Collab to f/up with city of
Oakland on their mapping and
coordinate with NIH mapping
project
Seems like DTSC can assist
the Collab to do this
AACRE, ALC to discuss
further push for 2010 leg cycle
07/09: BBC bill is authored with Sen
Correa’s office, co-sponsored with
Collab and AACRE.
2/09: BBC bill being proposed by one
of the Collab members, AACRE,
which would assist to do this
Objective 2: Assess compound exposures used in nail and hair care products and their levels within beauty shops/ body burden.
 Identify the compound exposures used in
nail care products.
 Conduct a laboratory analysis of random nail
care products to identify the different
compounds included in such personal care
products.
 Identify the potential carcinogens/
teratogens used in personal care products
and their manufacturers (using information
from the CA DPH Safe Cosmetics Program)
 Describe the measured levels of select
2/09: Julia Quint mentions Katie
Woolf, scientist, who could test
products—would need funding
Discuss findings by
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Explore with DTSC/Julia
Quint/Katie Woolf—
WHO CAN TAKE THE
LEAD?
Explore with DTSC/Julia
Quint/Katie Woolf—
WHO CAN TAKE THE
LEAD?
compounds from different research studies
(Cal/OSHA, Tuan Nguyen?)
Cal/OSHA and Tuan Nguyen
regarding measurements made
within nail salons/ beauty
schools.
Liz to help lead?
Objective 3: Assess whether occupational exposures in the cosmetology industry, particularly the nail salon sector, is associated with select
health outcomes.
Study findings on whether nail
11/09: AHS/NCCC continue on
 Assess cancer rates among workers.
salon workers have higher
Breast Cancer research project.
cancer rates than general
Begin NIH environmental mapping
population.
project in Fall 09
Thu to assist on this
 Assess reproductive outcomes among
workers.
 Assess the rate of respiratory problems from
clinic data (AHS)
Objective 4: Identify and gather research evidence that can inform regulatory agencies to improve health-based standards relevant to
cosmetology workers.
1. Need to identify lead and
 Continue discussions with Cal/OSHA,
next steps
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and
Department of Toxic Substance Control
regarding increased training for workers,
changes in citation approach and regulatory
standards for compounds.
1. Need to identify lead and
 Collect information (survey data and air
next steps
monitoring) from beauty schools to assess
workplace conditions.
Objective 5: Develop evidence-based recommendations that support green business within beauty salons.
 Assess attitudes of workers and owners
towards green business. (Work ALC to
develop questions that can capture whether
salons fit the “green business” description)
Lenh to report back on survey
findings
11/09 Collab intern develops
supplier and green product survey
which is conducted at Marin Comm
forum and at Oakland, marin
advisory groups
Facilitate a discussion about
safer products and green
certification checklist for nail
salons at upcoming san joses
and orange county
worker/owner advisory
meetings
Lenh to report on findings of
ALC’s green biz survey? Still
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happening?
 Explore potentials for green certification of
salons.
Susan? Tina?
11/09: Conducted site visits with
green salons in SoCal in early
August.
DTSC will have draft green
salon guidelines done in Dec
09
07/09: Ongoing calls and
discussions with DTSC.
Objective 6: Convene diverse group of stakeholders including workers, public health and environmental health advocates, cancer survivors, and
researchers, to identify research needs and develop research agenda.
- Convening proceedings
 Conduct follow up from research convening
report to be published in
Jan 2010.
- Creating Research
Advisory Committee
(RAC)
07/09: Research convening held in
 Identify time and location.
April 2009 with over 120 attendees,
including 30 workers
IV. COSMETICS INDUSTRY & MANUFACTURERS
Goal(s): To reduce and/or eliminate the use of toxins in nail care (and more broadly, from hair and other personal care products)
Objective 1:
1. Explore possibilities of work with the industry and manufacturers to facilitate the removal of toxic chemicals from nail care products
(and more broadly, from hair & other personal care products) in order to reduce and/or eliminate the use of and resulting exposure to
toxins in salons.
Next Steps-3 months
Strategies
Outcomes/Notes
(Who, By When, Resources
Needed?)
Mapping the industry – Identify a corporate
11/09: EFC9 intern conducted
EFC9 to email out industry
market for the purposes of putting pressure and
interviews with: Michael J.
report including
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finding leverage points
- Identify leading publicly traded U.S. retailers,
manufacturers, producers
- Identify their market share
- Find where they are located (facilities and
headquarters)
- Provide brief company overviews-identify major
nail brands owned by the larger personal care
product companies
- Provide an overview of product development
process-retail vs. salon differences?
- Supply chains-discover who are the primary raw
material suppliers-info might be hard to get for this
DiBartolomeis, Doug Schoon,
and Paul Bryson
Convene an exploratory meeting with industry –
Doug Schoon & Collab members
Doug expresses interest in mtg, but
doesn’t provide agenda.
recommendations for next
steps
Collab intern also conducts research on
mapping the industry commitee
On December 17, 2007, this meeting
took place and 3 areas of common
ground for possible joint work and
future meetings with Industry were
identified:
1. MSDS sheets –get them in
multiple languages
2. Identify chemicals of particular
concern that the Industry might
work to eliminate/reformulate
out
Ventilation & Safety issues in Salons
– how to encourage this without
regulation? Is considering getting
the Industry to underwrite some of
this an option we would want to
explore?
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Collab to work with Marj
consulting in future mtgs with
industry
1) Julia to convene a follow up
meeting with Industry (Doug,
Eric Schwartz – OPI, Debbie
Waite – Creative Nail
Designs), INTA, VIBI &
Collab by end of Feb/March
The Collab needs to prep for
this meeting by:
- Finding out more info
about Doug’s contacts
- Be cautious & thoughtful:
Develop a clear
strategy/agenda about
how to work with
Industry – be clear about
our “demands”
- Meet with others who
have worked on corporate
campaigns to get their tips
(e.g., Computer Take
Back, etc)
-
Assess and explore connection with Mary Jane
Blackshear, a cosmetologist seeking to work
with the collaborative
Industry Taskforce met with Mary
Jane on March 31st. Ms. Blackshear
shared her personal experience as a
cosmetologist and the curriculum
she is working on. Her ask: if the
Collab was interested in the
curriculum and if the Collab had
funds to help support her
curriculum.
On March 31st, 2008, the Industry
Taskforce met with Doug, Debbie
Waite from Creative Nail Designs
(CND), Paul, VP of OPI, and Randy
Pollack (lobbyist for Personal Care
Products Council) to discuss the Van
Tran (Viet MSDS translation) and
Hayashi bill (Ban of 9 chemicals
from cosmetics).
Convene a second meeting with industry –
Doug Schoon & Collab members
Outcomes: 1. Collab shared model
MSDS and industry stated that they
will consider comments regarding
Van Tran bill
2. Industry is trying to work with
their own on creating their own
standards—utilizing model similar
to CND
3. Rejected Collab’s request to
include Prop 65 chemicals to
strengthen Hayashi bill
4. Collab members met with Van
Tran and Hayashi’s staff to discuss
Policy Committee’s feedback and
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Map and work to better
understand the industry
Determine which
manufacturers use safer
alternatives
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Industry Taskforce to keep
tabs on the two bills and set up
follow-up meeting as
appropriate with Doug et al
Brenda and Ben helped to draft
comment letters.
Catherine was able to get Prop 65
cases from DOJ, and CEH helped
to review them and provided a
quick summary.
Explore the use of Prop 65 litigation as tool to
advance our objectives with Industry
 Conduct research on past Cosmetics/Nails
Prop 65 Cases
 Check in with As You Sow and the Attorney
General’s Office
 Convene an exploratory meeting with the
Center for Environmental Health – Michael
Green & Caroline Cox.
 Think through approach as appropriate
Catherine, Anuja, and Julia to
assess next steps regarding
CEH’s analysis and
determine next steps with
regards to use of Prop. 65
litigation.
Learn more about and develop partnerships with
“Natural” manufacturers (e.g., Suncoat –
Canadian co.)
V. BUILDING BRIDGES TO ALLIED EFFORTS
Goal(s): Outreach to and partner with other cosmetology and beauty care sectors
Objective 1:
Connect with African American hair salons and other multiethnic organizations that have linkages to Latino salons to promote a healthier image
of beauty.
Outcomes as of
Next Steps-3 months
Strategies
Short-Term Activities
Feb 2009/Notes
(Who, By When)
Connect with African-American Hair Salon
1) Collab members attended
Jessica-contact EWG about
Collaborative for info exchange and education (short
December 07 African-American Hair
analyzing ethnic hair care
term) – EPA and EFC9 + ? to lead.
Salon meeting
products-Feb 08
 Jessica to contact EWG about analyzing ethnic
group hair products
Connect with other multiethnic organizations & work
to get more stakeholders involved in the Collab
(short-term):
- APIAHF (Roxanna and Mavis) to help connect to
CPEHN, CA Black Health Network, Latino
Coalition for Healthy America, AAPCHO, Office
of Women’s Health
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11/09: Collab members participate in
Urban Initiative for Reproductive
Health
Jessica & Vicki-Attend Hair
Show, Oakland Marriott, CA
Feb 16-18 $23.00 day
07/09: Lisa connected with CA
Latinas for Reproductive Justice, will
follow up on more collaborations,
Kasha provided testimony to NIH
Mavis – will contact UCS &
Stanford NCI CIS staff, CA
Health Collaborative (Eli
Hernandez), and Schools of
- Anuja to explore connections with Latino Issues
Forum and PODER
- Susan and Jessica to explore connections with
Crystal Crawford
Reproductive Health Forum.
We want to try to include more Southern CAL orgs,
schools of cosmo, trade associations, universities, men
etc.
Julia connected with Genevieve and
Campaign is interested in working
more closely together
Key stakeholders:
1. CA Office of women’s health (Mavis)
2. Latino coalition for healthy America (Lupe?)
3. CA Black Women’s Health Program (Crystal
Crawford – Jessica)
4. CPEHN (Mavis)
5. Barbers (Jessica/Susan)
 Schools of Public Health @ UCSF, UCSD, and
APHA (Julia/Anuja)
 Devra Davis (Susan)
 Vietnamese American Cancer Assn (Mavis)
 Ethnic Press/TV, radio, newspaper, mags (Mavis)
 BOBSA (Jessica)
 Sophie Maxwell (Susan)
 EJ groups (Jessica)
 Cosmetologists from diff communities and serving
diff communities (Susan/Jessica)
 Product manufacturers especially alternative
(Susan)
Mavis contacted LCHA and unable
to join group
Place stories in multi-ethnic press to educate
clients and staff – MOST STRATEGIC
Other media ideas:
 Reality shows – work with the Campaign for Safe
Cosmetics (mid term);
 Try to get coverage on Oprah or Tyra (long-term);
 Engage Michelle Obama?
Jake (intern) developing policy brief
on EJ/RJ and cosmetology workers
Mavis connected with OWH and
wants to join collaborative.
2/09: EFC9 and EPA developing
Hair Salon Guide
Public Health (Berkeley, SJSU,
SFSU, USC) to join
collaborative
Jessica-Evaluate whether to
participate at future hair show
w/AA Hair Salon &
Collaborative.
Mavis-Develop one-page snapshot for collaborative & AA
Hair Project & send to key
stakeholders and potential
partners to explore growing
collaborative
Susan-Contact Green for AllElla Baker Center
Susan-contact L.A. City
College re: cosmetololgy
curriculum
1. Need to identify lead
and next steps
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Explore possibility of collaborating with PG & E
Savings by Design Program to provide support to nail
salon businesses to integrate air ventilation systems
Speaking about the Collaborative’s work at a diversity
of gatherings including the Funders Network for
Population, Reproductive Health and Rights annual
meeting, the Women’s Policy Institute’s fellows
retreat, and Planned Parenthood’s Sacramento lobby
day.
1. Need to identify lead
and next steps
VI. COLLABORATIVE COORDINATION & ORGANIZATIONAL & FUND DEVELOPMENT
Objective 1:
Strategies
Activities
Outcomes/Notes
Secure funding to support ongoing Collab activities
Next Steps-3 months
(Who, By When, Resources
needed?)
11/09: Secured funding from Noyes
Sent out emails to Marni to assess
funds for toxic trio campaign
2/09 update: Secured multi-year
funding from the California Wellness
Foundation to enable us to provide
the coordination “glue” for our
collective work.
Received funding from the CA
BCRP to hold research convening
Secured grant from the Tides
Foundation to lift up the
reproductive health and justice
aspects of our efforts.
Establishing a mission statement,
membership guidelines, and a logo
for the Collaborative.
Build internal structure and development of Collab
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Need to define membership
guidelines for collab allies
Creating an active steering committee
to guide the Collab’s work.
Hiring Lisa Fu as our new
coordinator and first paid staff
VII. OTHER STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES
Objective 1:
Strategies
Build communications and visibility of
Collaborative
Activities
1) Develop a brochure
2) Develop website
3) Clean up listserv
Outcomes/Notes
11/09: new “3-pager” completed in April
09
Identified website designer
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Next Steps-3 months
(Who, By When, Resources
needed?)
Complete website design by
Jan 2010