Home workers and ultraviolet radiation exposure
Paper
Paper/Presentation Title | Home workers and ultraviolet radiation exposure |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Kimlin, M. G. (Author), Parisi, A. V. (Author) and Wong, J. C. F. (Author) |
Editors | Wong, Joe and Parisi, Alfio |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 2nd Internet Conference on Photochemistry and Photobiology 1999 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 1999 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.photobiology.com/UVR98/kimlin/index.htm |
Conference/Event | 2nd Internet Conference on Photochemistry and Photobiology: Protection Against the Hazards of UVR 1999 |
Event Details | 2nd Internet Conference on Photochemistry and Photobiology: Protection Against the Hazards of UVR 1999 Event Date 18 Jan 1999 to end of 05 Feb 1999 |
Abstract | This paper investigates preventive measures for the reduction of the occupational ultraviolet (UV) exposure of a group of home workers by altering the time spent outdoors. Various scenarios for time spent indoors were investigated, namely, (1) 12:00 to 13:00 EST, (2) 11:00 to 12:00 EST, (3) 08:00 EST to 10:00 EST, (4) 14:00 to 16:00 EST, (5) 07:00 EST to 12:00 EST and (6) 12:00 to 17:00 EST. The annual UV occupational exposures of home workers for each of the six scenarios above in the location of Toowoomba (27.5° S, 151.9° E, elv 693m) were estimated using a numerical model which incorporates measurements of the ambient UV exposure, and the fraction of time spent outdoors. The home workers within this study, regardless of time of year, exceeded the occupational exposure for UV during a normal working day. The relative reduction of annual occupational UV exposure to home workers due to spending time indoors as in scenarios (1) to (6) was 12%, 13%, 17%, 17%, 53% and 47% respectively. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified |
350505. Occupational and workplace health and safety | |
370106. Atmospheric radiation | |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Astronomy and Atmospheric Research |
Centre for Astronomy, Solar Radiation and Climate | |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q21zx/home-workers-and-ultraviolet-radiation-exposure
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