Medical University of the Americas, Nevis, West Indies.
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Toronto.
Ann Work Expo Health. 2018 Feb 13;62(2):243-247. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxx093.
Occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) is a common occupational disease. Evidence suggests that education and training are effective prevention strategies. In spite of these known prevention strategies, workers continue to develop OCD. Little is reported regarding the actual training experience of workers.
To examine the training experience of workers with contact dermatitis to identify areas for improvement.
Participants were workers being assessed for contact dermatitis in an occupational health clinic. The anonymous survey collected demographics, workplace characteristics, and education and prevention practices.
Approximately 80% reported general occupational health and safety training; however, only 49% reported skin-specific training (SST). For workers reporting SST, most received information regarding exposure avoidance, hand washing, and glove use. This content was reported as helpful by at least 50%. Workers who did not receive SST indicated the most important content would be warning signs of skin problems, how to avoid exposure and skin care while using gloves.
While the study was anonymous and used self-reported of training experience, the study suggests there are gaps in skin protection training. Addressing these gaps may lead to improved prevention and reduction in OCD.
职业性接触性皮炎（OCD）是一种常见的职业病。有证据表明，教育和培训是有效的预防策略。尽管有这些已知的预防策略，工人仍在继续发展 OCD。关于工人的实际培训经验的报道很少。
检查接触性皮炎工人的培训经验，以确定需要改进的领域。
参与者是在职业健康诊所接受接触性皮炎评估的工人。匿名调查收集了人口统计学、工作场所特征以及教育和预防措施。
约 80%的人报告接受了一般职业健康和安全培训；然而，只有 49%的人报告接受了皮肤特定培训（SST）。对于接受 SST 的工人，大多数人获得了关于避免接触、洗手和戴手套的信息。至少有 50%的人认为这些内容有帮助。没有接受 SST 的工人表示，最重要的内容将是皮肤问题的警告迹象、如何避免接触和使用手套时的皮肤护理。
尽管这项研究是匿名的，并使用了自我报告的培训经验，但研究表明皮肤保护培训存在差距。解决这些差距可能会导致更好的预防和减少 OCD。
