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Occupational Exposure to Solar UV Radiation of a Group of Fishermen Working in the Italian North Adriatic Sea

Occupational solar radiation exposure is a relevant heath risk in the fishing sector. Our aim was to provide a detailed evaluation of individual UV exposure in three different fishing activities in Italy, with personal UV dosimeters and a simple formula to calculate the fraction of ambient erythemal UV dose received by the workers. The potential individual UV exposure of the fishermen was between 65 and 542 Joules/m2. The percentages of the ambient exposure were estimated between 2.5% and 65.3%. Workers’ UV exposure was mainly influenced by the characteristics of the work activity, the postures adopted, and the type of boats. Overall, our data showed that 43% of the daily measurements could result largely above the occupational limits of 1–1.3 standard erythemal dose (i.e., 100 Joules/m2) per day, in case of exposure of uncovered skin areas. Measurements of individual UV exposure are important not only to assess the risk but also to increase workers’ perception and stimulate the adoption of preventive measures to reduce solar UV risk. Furthermore, the simple method proposed, linking ambient erythemal UV dose to the workers’ exposure, can be a promising tool for a reliable assessment of the UV risk, as time series of environmental UV dose are widely available.
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ultraviolet radiation, exposure assessment, occupational safety and health, Ultraviolet Rays, solar radiation, Oceans and Seas, Exposure assessment; Fishermen; Occupational exposure; Occupational safety and health; Personal dosimetry; Risk evaluation; Skin cancer prevention; Solar radiation; Ultraviolet radiation; Workers health;, skin cancer prevention, Article, Occupational Exposure, Humans, personal dosimetry, Radiation Dosimeters, occupational exposure, workers health, Italy, fishermen, Erythema, Sunlight, exposure assessment; fishermen; occupational exposure; occupational safety and health; personal dosimetry; risk evaluation; skin cancer prevention; solar radiation; ultraviolet radiation; workers health, risk evaluation
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