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The purpose of this Chapter is to reduce occupational health hazards for San Francisco's nail salon workers as well as the exposure of City residents to potentially-toxic chemicals in nail products, through recognition and promotion of nail salons that voluntarily discontinue the use of nail polishes containing dibutyl phthalate, toluene, and formaldehyde, the so-called "toxic trio."
Through this Chapter, the City wishes to increase public awareness of potentially-toxic chemicals found in nail products and to encourage nail salons and nail product manufacturers to use safer alternatives.
(Added by Ord. 269-10, File No. 100963, App. 11/5/2010)
For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms are defined as follows:
(a) "Nail polish" means nail laquer and enamel, base and topcoats.
(b) "Nail product" means any product used for and applied to the nails of the hands and feet, of the customer as part of a manicure or pedicure. "Nail product" includes, but is not limited to, lotion, nail polish, polish remover, and artificial nails.
(c) "Nail salon" means any business establishment, including salons, spas, and others, that offer pedicures, manicures, or application of artificial nails, and their component processes.
(Added by Ord. 269-10, File No. 100963, App. 11/5/2010)
The Department of the Environment shall develop and implement a "Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Program" modeled after a program developed by the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative ("the Collaborative"). The Program shall, among other things, provide public acknowledgment of nail salons that use nail polishes that are free of toluene, DBP, and formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals.
The Department shall work with the Collaborative and any other interested parties in designing and implementing the Program and conducting public outreach. The Department shall evaluate the success of the program after two years and report its findings to the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. 269-10, File No. 100963, App. 11/5/2010)
The Director of the Department of the Environment shall, in coordination with the Collaborative, conduct outreach to all local businesses that are eligible to participate in the Program and shall afford the same opportunities for all eligible businesses to participate in the Program.
(Added by Ord. 269-10, File No. 100963, App. 11/5/2010)
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