Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB), Poland.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2013;19(1):107-16. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2013.11076970.
This paper presents occupational skin exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) of 122 Polish outdoor workers in spring and summer. In 65% of the cases, it was significant and exceeded 10 standard erythema doses (SED) during a work shift. The results provided grounds for (a) modifying hazard assessment based on the skin exposure factor proposed by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and (b) developing a criterion of risk estimation. The modified method uses the UV index (UVI) instead of the geographical latitude and season factor. The skin exposure factor (Wes) of one is the criterion of risk estimation. Risk is low if the estimated value of Wes does not exceed one. If it does, suitable preventive measures are necessary and a corrected skin exposure factor (Wes *) is calculated to minimize its value to at least one. Risk estimated with that method was high in 67% of the cases.
本文介绍了 122 名波兰户外工作者在春季和夏季的职业性皮肤暴露于太阳紫外线辐射（UVR）的情况。在 65%的情况下，其工作时间内的皮肤暴露量显著超过了 10 个标准红斑剂量（SED）。研究结果为以下两个方面提供了依据：（a）基于国际非电离辐射防护委员会（ICNIRP）提出的皮肤暴露因子，对危害评估进行修正；（b）制定风险评估标准。修正后的方法使用紫外线指数（UVI）代替地理纬度和季节因素。皮肤暴露因子（Wes）为 1 即为风险评估标准。如果估计的 Wes 值不超过 1，则风险较低。如果超过了，就需要采取适当的预防措施，并计算出修正后的皮肤暴露因子（Wes*），将其值至少降低到 1。使用该方法评估的风险在 67%的情况下较高。
