0211 Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure levels and sun protection behaviours in outdoor workers in British Columbia, Canada

Prevalence of exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on the job in Canada.

OBJECTIVE Over one third of all newly diagnosed cancers in Canada in 2010 were skin cancer, despite the fact that skin cancer is largely preventable by limiting ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure. Outdoor workers are at risk of exposure to UVR, yet the prevalence of exposure in Canada is unknown. The objective of this study was to estimate the number of outdoor workers in Canada. METHODS Bu...

Canadian National Survey on Sun Exposure & Protective Behaviours: outdoor workers.

Outdoor Exposure to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Legislation in Brazil.

The total ozone column of 265 ± 11 Dobson Units in the tropical-equatorial zones and 283 ± 16 Dobson Units in the subtropics of Brazil are among the lowest on Earth, and as a result, the prevalence of skin cancer due to solar ultraviolet radiation is among the highest. Daily erythemal doses in Brazil can be over 7,500 J m. Erythemal dose rates on cloudless days of winter and summer are typicall...

Occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation of Polish outdoor workers: risk estimation method and criterion.

This paper presents occupational skin exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) of 122 Polish outdoor workers in spring and summer. In 65% of the cases, it was significant and exceeded 10 standard erythema doses (SED) during a work shift. The results provided grounds for (a) modifying hazard assessment based on the skin exposure factor proposed by the International Commission on Non-Ionizin...

An analysis of cumulative lifetime solar ultraviolet radiation exposure and the benefits of daily sun protection.

Cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) increases the risk of developing skin cancer, particularly squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Thus, the need for protection from the sun is widely advocated, but consumers generally associate such protection with the occasional extreme exposure and tend to ignore the risk of long-term exposure. In fact, a sun exposure model predi...