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Outdoor workers' acceptance of personal protective measures against solar ultraviolet radiation
Marko Weber1, Andreas Uller, Karl Schulmeister
1Medical Physics Department, Laser and Optical Radiation - Test House and Consulting, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, Seibersdorf, Austria. marko.weber@arcs.ac.at
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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