I am self-employed and have a home salon. Do I need to do a risk assessment?

In the UK, a risk assessment is a requirement of the Health & Safety at Work Act but this is aimed at salons with 5 or more employees. However, as nail professionals, we work with hazardous chemicals and need to provide a very clean and hygienic environment for our clients.

Por su propia seguridad y la de sus clientes, le recomendamos encarecidamente que realice una evaluación de riesgos completa. Durante la reciente pandemia, se ha exigido a todos que se sometan a un control del Departamento de Salud Medioambiental.

In order to fulfill part of your risk assessment you need to have copies of SDS (Safety Data Sheets) for all products that contain hazardous chemicals e.g. liquid monomer, UV cured products, acetone, etc.