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    Keep your top on

    Health risks from working in the sun


    Advice for outdoor workers from the Health and Safety Executive
    and the Health Departments in England, Scotland and Wales

    This is a free-to-download, web-friendly version


    of INDG147. This version has been adapted for
    Keep your top on online use from HSE’s current printed version.
    Health risks from working in the sun
    Advice for outdoor workers from the Health and Safety Executive
    and the Health Departments in England, Scotland and Wales

    You can buy the book at https://books.hse.gov.uk/


    and most good bookshops.

    ISBN 9780717667215

    INDG147
    11396 HSE INDG147 Health risks from working in the sun A6 SINGLE PAGES v1_0.indd 1 05/07/2019 11:53

    Published 2019
    What are the risks?
    Skin cancer is one of
    most common forms of
    cancer in the UK. Too
    much exposure to UV
    This leaflet provides radiation from the sun
    some practical, can cause skin damage
    including sunburn,
    common sense advice
    blistering, skin ageing and
    on reducing the risk in the long term could
    of ill heath caused by lead to skin cancer. Those
    ultraviolet (UV) radiation with a family history of
    in sunlight. skin cancer (and those
    with pale skin/ fair hair)
    Who is this may be more at risk.
    leaflet for?
    Its mainly for outdoor
    workers, such as those
    working on farms, building
    sites and in waste
    collection, who are more
    likely to be at risk if their
    work results in exposure
    to direct sunlight for long
    periods.
    Health risks from working in the sun

    Simple advice for


    outdoor workers
    ■■ Keep your top on!
    Cover up by wearing
    appropriate clothing
    Abnormal reactions
    ■■ Stay in the shade
    to sunlight
    whenever possible,
    Some medicines, contact especially during
    with some chemicals used breaks
    at work (such as dyes,
    ■■ Use a high-factor
    wood preservatives, coal-
    sunscreen (at least
    tar and pitch products),
    SPF15)
    and contact with some
    plants, can make your ■■ Watch for symptoms
    skin more sensitive to that include:
    sunlight. Your works appearance of new
    doctor or family doctor moles or spots,
    should be able to advise changes to shape, size,
    you further. Take this colour of moles and
    leaflet with you. spots or if they itch or
    bleed (seek medical
    advice)
    ■■ Drink plenty of water to
    avoid dehydration
    Further information
    For information about health and safety visit
    https://books.hse.gov.uk or http://www.hse.gov.uk.
    You can view HSE guidance online and order priced
    publications from the website. HSE priced publications
    are also available from bookshops.
    To report inconsistencies or inaccuracies in this
    guidance email: [email protected]

    This leaflet contains notes on good practice which


    are not compulsory but which you may find helpful
    in considering what you need to do.
    This leaflet is available in priced packs from
    HSE Books, ISBN 9780717667215
    © Crown copyright Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to:
    [email protected] Revised 2019.

    INDG147 J003548553 c20 07/19


    Published with the permission of the Health and Safety Executive on behalf of the
    Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

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