Documents solar radiation 16 results

safety data sheet ; heat load ; heat stress assessment ; heat stress indices ; hot workplace ; metabolic balance ; outdoor work ; solar radiation ; thermal environment ; trade union document ; WBGT index

"Background
Occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) is known to cause malignant melanoma (MM) and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). However, knowledge of the causal associations has developed ...

occupational risks ; solar radiation ; ultraviolet radiation ; skin cancer ; outdoor work ; compensation of occupational diseases ; medical surveillance

"Crewmembers are exposed to galactic cosmic radiation on every flight and occasionally to solar protons on polar flights. Data are presented showing that the proton occasions are seven times more ...

air transport ; aircraft pilot ; airline ; cancer ; cosmic rays ; dosimetry ; gamma radiation ; risk assessment ; solar radiation ; flight attendant

"Le soleil peut être néfaste pour la santé de l'homme au-delà d'un certain seuil. Plus que les expositions occasionnelles, ce sont les expositions chroniques qui sont responsables de la grande ...

outdoor work ; occupational risks ; skin cancer ; solar radiation

"Qu'ils soient d'origine solaire ou artificielle, les ultraviolets (UV) sont susceptibles d'entraîner des altérations cellulaires responsables de troubles de la vue et surtout de cancers cutanés. Les ...

buildings ; chemical risks ; physical risks ; public works ; skin cancer ; solar radiation ; ultraviolet radiation

"La mejora del diagnóstico de las enfermedades profesionales representa uno de los principales desafíos en el ámbito de la Salud Laboral. Su identicación requiere poseer conocimientos y destrezas ...

carcinoma ; exposure records ; occupational disease ; occupation disease relation ; plant safety and health organization ; skin cancer ; solar radiation ; ultraviolet radiation

"The objective of this book is to provide information and advice on protecting workers from ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure. The adverse health effects of both acute and chronic UVR exposures ...

biological effects ; health impact assessment ; non ionising radiation ; personal protective equipment ; plant safety and health organization ; risk assessment ; solar radiation ; threshold limit values ; ultraviolet radiation

"A marked increase in the incidence of skin cancers has been observed in fair-skinned populations worldwide since the early 1970s. This is strongly associated with personal habits in relation to sun ...

exposure ; personal protective equipment ; safety guide ; skin cancer ; solar radiation ; ultraviolet radiation

"Human exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation has important public health implications. Evidence of harm associated with overexposure to UV has been demonstrated in many studies. Skin cancer and ...

biochemical effects ; cost of diseases ; eye injuries ; health impact assessment ; lip diseases ; photosensitisation dermatitis ; risk assessment ; skin cancer ; solar radiation ; statistics ; tissue penetration ; ultraviolet radiation

"Explores the many methodological and conceptual issues that need to be resolved before researchers can establish reliable predictions of the health consequences of stratospheric ozone depletion. The ...

health impact assessment ; monitoring of ultraviolet radiation ; questionnaire survey ; skin cancer ; solar radiation ; ultraviolet radiation ; optical radiation