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Exposure of the skin to chemicals whether at work or
in a hair or beauty salon can result in injury to skin
and/or hair loss.
Signs of damage to skin are redness, itching, scaling
and blistering. Occasionally there may be swelling or
even headaches etc.
If the skin condition gets worse the skin may crack
and bleed, and the skin condition can spread all over
the body. Dermatitis and hair loss can affect anyone of
any age or sex.
High Risk Industries and Occupations:
Hairdressing and beauty care.
Food outlets and fast food outlets.
Cleaning firms.
Health care.
Construction and building.
Engineering.
Factory.
Read more about the
law relating to controlling hazardous substances at
work
Dermatitis and related conditions can of course
affect people working in all sectors. Hair loss or
dermatitis of the scalp may result from negligent
treatment at the hairdressers or beauty salon.
NEWS
Argos sofas alleged to have caused skin complaints -
sufferers seeking compensation - 30.09.07
Hairdressing Salon negligence claims
Bleaching products, hair colourings, dyes and perming
solutions are all substances that can damage skin and
hair.
Negligent treatment at the hairdressers may result in
“burning” of the scalp causing dry and brittle hair that
breaks off or falls out. Skin conditions caused by
work are generally known as occupational dermatitis, and
doctors usually call it contact dermatitis.
Basically, it is contact with a substance, chemical
or agent at work that has resulted in the dermatitis.
Therefore, someone working as a cleaner may have contact
with bleach or disinfectant and as a result suffer
contact dermatitis (occupational dermatitis).
Factory workers and other industries
A process worker in a factory may have contact with
meat or fish and this causes him to suffer contact
dermatitis (occupational dermatitis). Occupational
dermatitis generally affects the hands or forearms
because they are the places most likely to touch the
substance or chemical. However if there are fumes,
liquids or dust in the work place then the dermatitis
may develop on workers’ faces, necks or chests.
Dermatitis can spread to other parts of the body that
have not been in contact with the substance at work.
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