Outdoor workers' acceptance of personal protective measures against solar ultraviolet radiation.
Photochem Photobiol
; 83(6): 1471-80, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
The acceptance and usability of personal protection against solar UV radiation was evaluated in a field study with a group of tinsmiths in Austria. The personal protective measures (PPM) tested involved four categories shirts, headwear, sunglasses and topically applied sunscreens; at least six different products per category were tested. Recommendations for the "ideal" shirt, headwear, pair of sunglasses and topical sunscreen are given based on data from questionnaires, i.e., from the point of view of the workers, independently from the actual physical level of protection (such as low transmittance or area of coverage) provided. It is argued that in practice it is important to consider the acceptance and usability of protective measures as well as the level of physical protection when providing PPM.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Energia Solar
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Raios Ultravioleta
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Exposição Ambiental
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Photochem Photobiol
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Áustria