Occupational exposure to solar radiation in Australia: who is exposed and what protection do they use?

• Main Authors: Renee N. Carey (Author), Deborah C. Glass (Author), Susan Peters (Author), Alison Reid (Author), Geza Benke (Author), Timothy R. Driscoll (Author), Lin Fritschi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is widely recognised as a leading cause of skin cancer, with outdoor workers being particularly at risk. Little is known on a national level about how many workers are exposed to solar radiation, the circumstances in which they are expos...