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Mathieu Boniol1, Alice Koechlin, Magali Boniol
1From the University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health (Prof Boniol and Ms Koechlin); International Prevention Research Institute (Prof Boniol, Ms Koechlin, Ms Boniol, and Ms Valentini); Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon (Ms Chignol and Dr Dore), UMR Inserm U1052-CNRS U5286, France; Cancer Epidemiology Unit (Dr Bulliard), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital; and Institute of Work and Health (IST) (Mr Milon and Dr Vernez), University of Lausanne and Geneva, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Objectives:
Occupational ultraviolet (UV) exposure was evaluated in a population-based sample in France.
Methods:
A random survey was conducted in 2012 in individuals aged 25 to 69 years. The median daily standard erythemal UV dose (SED) was estimated from exposure time and place and matched to satellite UV records.
Results:
A total of 889 individuals were exposed to solar UV with highest doses observed among gardeners (1.19 SED), construction workers (1.13 SED), agricultural workers (0.95 SED), and culture/art/social science workers (0.92 SED). Information and communication technology, industry, and transport workers were highly exposed (>0.70 SED). Significant factors associated with high occupational UV exposure were sex (P < 0.0001), phototype (P = 0.0003), and taking lunch outdoors (P < 0.0001).
Conclusions:
This study identified not only expected occupations with high UV exposure but also unexpected occupations with high exposures. This could serve as a basis for future prevention.
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