Health and Safety Documents for Eyelash Technicians

Eyelash extension work involves the professional use of cyanoacrylate-based adhesive - a substance with a well-documented hazard profile that is a legal requirement to assess under COSHH regulations. Cyanoacrylate adhesive is a potent skin and respiratory sensitiser. Repeated occupational exposure without adequate controls in place creates real health risks, and the law requires you to have documented evidence that you have assessed and addressed those risks. || The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 applies to lash technicians working in any setting. Whether you operate from a salon, a home studio, or mobile, your compliance obligations are clear. Your COSHH assessment must specifically address the lash adhesive you use, its hazard profile, and the controls you have in place to manage exposure. || Client allergy records and consultation documentation are also particularly important in lash work, given the proximity of adhesive products to the eyes and the documented risk of allergic reactions.

Cyanoacrylate is not a low-hazard product. It is a respiratory sensitiser - meaning that repeated exposure can cause sensitisation that leads to occupational asthma. The adhesive fumes released during lash application require adequate ventilation to manage safely, and your COSHH assessment needs to document both the risk and the ventilation controls you have in place. || Many lash technicians are thorough about patch testing and client allergy management but have not formalised the occupational health side of their COSHH obligations - particularly around their own respiratory exposure from working with adhesive fumes throughout a working day. || CompliantDocs asks specifically about the adhesive products you use and your ventilation arrangements. Your COSHH assessment is built around your actual working situation.