Occupational UV exposure in French outdoor workers

Boniol, Mathieu and Koechlin, Alice and Boniol, Magali and Valentini, Faustine and Chignol, Marie-Christine and Doré, Jean-François and Bulliard, Jean-Luc and Milon, Antoine and Vernez, David (2015) Occupational UV exposure in French outdoor workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57 (3). pp. 315-320. ISSN 1536-5948 (https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000354)

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Abstract

Occupational ultraviolet (UV) exposure was evaluated in a population-based sample in France. 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. 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). 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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Boniol, Mathieu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6585-4443, Koechlin, Alice ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0966-5186, Boniol, Magali, Valentini, Faustine, Chignol, Marie-Christine, Doré, Jean-François, Bulliard, Jean-Luc, Milon, Antoine and Vernez, David;
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