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Title 8: Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 107, Section 5155 of the General Industry Safety Orders Initial Statement of Reasons. Prepared by the State of California Department of Industrial Relations Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. Includes recommendations on exposure limits.

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A 1999 Hazard Control report created by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on intervention strategies to protect nail salon workers from ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate exposure during artificial nail application.

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General information about xylene from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.

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Kwapniewski R, Kozaczka S, Hauser R, Silva MJ, Calafat AM, and Duty SM. J Occup Environ Med. 2008 Jun;50(6):705-11. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181651571

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure manicurists’ exposure to dibutyl phthalate (DBP) at work and to determine whether workplace characteristics influence this exposure. DBP is a reproductive and developmental toxicant in rats and is used in nail polish to hold color and prevent chipping.
METHODS: Pre- and postshift spot urine samples were collected from 40 manicurists. Linear regression compared the relationship between the log of the cross-shift differences in urinary phthalate monoester metabolite concentrations and use of workplace exposure control methods.
RESULTS: There was a statistically significant cross-shift increase of 17.4 ng/mL in the urinary concentration of mono-n-butyl phthalate, the major metabolite of DBP. Use of gloves reduced mono-n-butyl phthalate concentrations by 15.1 ng/mL below the preshift concentration compared with a 20.5 ng/mL increase if gloves were not worn.
CONCLUSIONS: Manicurists are occupationally exposed to DBP and glove use may minimize this exposure.

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The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 requires that the Governor revise and republish at least once per year the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The list is managed by the State of California Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (Cal OEHHA).