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European social partners in the hairdressing sector highlight the positive social policy effects of the implementation of the social partner framework agreement on health and safety in the hairdressing sector.

A first study published in 2011 is available in the Related Files tab. Additionally, a recently made available update of the initial study, highlights the significant health & safety risks and threats to workers in the sector.

Such risks could be reduced through the implementation and legal transposition of the convened European Framework Agreement on occupational health & safety in the hairdressing sector. The update is available in the Related Files tab. 

Overall, the update highlights significant health and safety risks as well as a predominance of exposure to those risks among workers in the sector.