{"id":38562,"date":"2023-06-13T12:55:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basi.de\/skin-cancer-too-little-protection-against-uv-radiation-at-the-workplace\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T12:55:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:55:06","slug":"skin-cancer-too-little-protection-against-uv-radiation-at-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basi.de\/en\/skin-cancer-too-little-protection-against-uv-radiation-at-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin cancer: Too little protection against UV radiation at the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Skin cancer: Too little protection against UV radiation at the workplace<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two to three million Germans work predominantly outdoors and therefore have an increased risk of developing skin cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, also known as white skin cancer, is the most common occupational cancer and is the third most common recognized occupational disease in Germany. However, the risk can be significantly reduced with simple protective measures. Nevertheless, many people do not protect themselves sufficiently against UV radiation at work. The German Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (DGAUM) sees a need for action and awareness-raising at the start of the summer season.    <\/p>\n<p>A recently published study by Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (FAU) shows that sun protection is often inadequate in the workplace. For example, only around 38 percent of those surveyed stated that they use sun protection for their face. Around half were provided with protective clothing by their employers and around a quarter were provided with sunscreen. DGAUM board member Professor Hans Drexler was involved in the FAU study. His conclusion: &#8220;Many people who work outdoors do not protect themselves sufficiently from UV radiation. Simple protective measures in the workplace can significantly reduce the risk of developing skin cancer.&#8221; However, it is not only light skin types that are at risk. People with darker skin types should also be made aware of the risk of cancer, says Drexler.      <\/p>\n<p>Further information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgaum.de\/kommunikation\/pressemitteilungen\/meldung\/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=508&amp;cHash=06f838947f45bda56354f720d2d69b01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DGAUM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two to three million Germans work predominantly outdoors and therefore have an increased risk of developing skin cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, also known as white skin cancer, is the most common occupational cancer and is the third most common recognized occupational disease in Germany. However, the risk can be significantly reduced with simple protective measures. Nevertheless, many people do not protect themselves sufficiently against UV radiation at work. The German Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (DGAUM) sees a need for action and awareness-raising at the start of the summer season.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[587,629],"tags":[621,590,821,601,608,610],"class_list":{"0":"post-38562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-current-topics","7":"category-facts-figures-and-data","8":"tag-dgaum-en","9":"tag-health-and-safety-at-work-en","10":"tag-occupational-cancer-en","11":"tag-occupational-disease","12":"tag-skin-cancer","13":"tag-uv-radiation"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Skin cancer: Too little protection against UV radiation at the workplace - Basi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Skin cancer: According to the German Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, there is too little protection against UV radiation in the workplace\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/basi.de\/en\/skin-cancer-too-little-protection-against-uv-radiation-at-the-workplace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Skin cancer: Too little protection against UV radiation at the workplace - 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