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2. Occupational Health and Safety Procedure is a planned system of working to prevent illness and injury where you work by recognizing and identifying hazards and risks in the nail salon.

. Identifying workplace hazards means looking for those things at your workplace that have the potential to cause harm

. Damaged equipment may cause an accident or injury if it is not working correctly

. In any occupation where there is exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, there is always the potential for the transmission of blood-borne allergy

To avoid injury and harm to health of salon's client, it is important that new or inexperienced workers be adequately trained in OHS.

7. Ergonomic is to reduce stress and eliminate injuries and disorders associated with the overuse of muscles, bad posture and repeated tasks

. Personal Protective Equipment is used to protect workers from chemical hazards

Back injuries are most commonly caused by wrong posture or position and can be prevented.

Nail workers have an obligation to their client's health and safety

. MSDS provides information on how to handle, store, discard and care for potentially hazardous chemicals