UNOFFICIAL OHS DATABASE
Some strategies for dealing with skin cancer risks as a result to exposure to sunlight are:
· Move the job indoors if possible.
· Set the job up under shade.
· Put up canopies, tents or umbrellas.
· Rotate workers.
· Change work times, ie, work earlier or later in the day.
· Provide PPE (personal protective equipment). Closely fitting sunglasses
around the face which should meet Australian
Standard AS1067 - Sunglasses
and Fashion Spectacles. Wrap around styles provide the best protection.
For supply or further information contact the Cancer
Council.
· Have suitable outdoor clothes.
- Shirts that are loose and long sleeved. Fabric must absorb
most of the sun's radiation. Thin, light coloured fabrics won't do this.
- Long trousers/skirts.
- If shorts must be worn - wear them to the knee.
- Use natural cloths like cotton. Should be close weave to
stop light getting through.
- Hats.
- Sunscreen (SPF +30 or better).
Resources
· UV
Radiation from Sunlight (NOHSC)
· Ultraviolet
Radiation Reference (ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear
Safety Agency)
· Outdoor
Workers Exposed to Ultraviolet Radiation & Seasonal Heat (Syndey Uni
policy)