TY - JOUR
T1 - Outdoor Workers´ Acceptance of Personal Protective Measures
AU - Weber, Marko
AU - Uller, Andreas
AU - Schulmeister, Karl
AU - Brusl, Helmut
AU - Hann, Hans
AU - Kindl, Peter
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The acceptance and usability of personal protection against solar
UV radiation was evaluated in a field study with a group of
tinsmiths in Austria. The personal protective measures (PPM)
tested involved four categories: shirts, headwear, sunglasses and
topically applied sunscreens; at least six different products per
category were tested. Recommendations for the ``ideal´´ shirt,
headwear, pair of sunglasses and topical sunscreen are given
based on data from questionnaires, i.e., from the point of view of
the workers, independently from the actual physical level of
protection (such as low transmittance or area of coverage)
provided. It is argued that in practice it is important to consider
the acceptance and usability of protective measures as well as the
level of physical protection when providing PPM.
AB - The acceptance and usability of personal protection against solar
UV radiation was evaluated in a field study with a group of
tinsmiths in Austria. The personal protective measures (PPM)
tested involved four categories: shirts, headwear, sunglasses and
topically applied sunscreens; at least six different products per
category were tested. Recommendations for the ``ideal´´ shirt,
headwear, pair of sunglasses and topical sunscreen are given
based on data from questionnaires, i.e., from the point of view of
the workers, independently from the actual physical level of
protection (such as low transmittance or area of coverage)
provided. It is argued that in practice it is important to consider
the acceptance and usability of protective measures as well as the
level of physical protection when providing PPM.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00189.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00189.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0031-8655
SP - 1471
EP - 1480
JO - Photochemistry and Photobiology
JF - Photochemistry and Photobiology
ER -