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dc.contributor.authorJanda, Monika
dc.contributor.authorStoneham, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorYoul, Philippa
dc.contributor.authorCrane, Phil
dc.contributor.authorSendall, Marguerite
dc.contributor.authorTenkate, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKimlin, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:24:37Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:24:37Z
dc.date.created2014-03-20T20:00:37Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationJanda, Monika and Stoneham, Melissa and Youl, Philippa and Crane, Phil and Sendall, Marguerite and Tenkate, Thomas and Kimlin, Michael. 2014. What Encourages Sun Protection among Outdoor Workers from Four Industries. Journal of Occupational Health. 56 (1): pp. 62-72.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31306
dc.identifier.doi10.1539/joh.13-0179-OA
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Objectives: We aimed to identify current practice of sun protection and factors associated with effective use in four outdoor worker industries in Queensland, Australia. Methods: Workplaces in four industries with a high proportion of outdoor workers (building/construction, rural/farming, local government, and public sector industries) were identified using an online telephone directory, screened for eligibility, and invited to participant via mail (n=15, recruitment rate 37%). A convenience sample of workers were recruited within each workplace (n=162). Workplaces’ sun protective policies and procedures were identified using interviews and policy analysis with workplace representatives, and discussion groups and computer-assisted telephone interviews with workers. Personal characteristics and sun protection knowledge, attitudes and behaviors were collated and analysed. Results: Just over half the workplaces had an existing policy which referred to sun protection (58%), and most provided at least some personal protective equipment (PPE), but few scheduled work outside peak sun hours (43%) or provided skin checks (21%). Several worker and workplace characteristics were associated with greater sun protection behaviour among workers, including having received education on the use of PPE (p<0.001), being concerned about being in the sun (p=0.002); and working in a 2014 smaller workplace (p=0.035). Conclusions: Uptake of sun protection by outdoor workers is affected by a complex interplay of both workplace and personal factors, and there is a need for effective strategies targeting both the workplace environment and workers’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors to decrease harmful sun exposure further.

dc.publisherJapan Society for Occupational Health
dc.titleWhat Encourages Sun Protection among Outdoor Workers from Four Industries
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume1
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dcterms.source.endPage21
dcterms.source.issn13419145
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Occupational Health
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