The Environmental Protection Agency is teaming up with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) with a goal of helping members of the AAPI community “enjoy full opportunities in the workforce.”

Part of that mission means improving current working conditions that some AAPI members face. One example: On-the-job chemical exposure that people who work in nail salons face. 

“EPA is working to reduce this exposure by providing information on best practices, examining alternatives to chemicals used in the nail salon industry, and coordinating our efforts with those of other federal agencies,” wrote the EPA’s Mathy Stanislaus in a statement this week. ”EPA has also announced in the next year we will be doing a research project with our partners to monitor indoor air in nail salons before and after improving practices in the salon so that we can determine the impact changes can make.”