Posts Tagged ‘work skin checks’
Outdoor worker sun damage
Every day in Australia, 22% of our workforce is exposed to solar UV radiation and it’s these outdoor workers are at an increased risk of developing keratinocyte cancers. Keratinocyte cancers are non-melanoma skin cancers, and represent the most common cancers in Australia. Data collected by Safe Work Australia between the years 2010 to 2018 shows…
Read MoreSkin Screening – Work Health + Wellbeing
Melanoma is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australian men aged 25-49 years and second most common cancer in women aged 25-49 years, after breast cancer. Approximately two in three Australians will be diagnosed with melanoma or other types of skin cancer by the time they are 70 years old. These age groups may represent…
Read MoreWork skin check – melanoma
A young WA workers melanoma experience We were fortunate to provide a work skin check for a fit and healthy 28 year old Perth man recently. Fortunate is a great word to use in this case. If he had left his skin check another couple of years it may have been a different prognosis. To…
Read MoreWorking Safely Outdoors in WA
If you regularly work outdoors, protecting your skin from the sun is recommended all year round, regardless of UV level – even on cool and overcast days.1 This is because you’re exposed to UV radiation daily, for long periods – and it is this year-round accumulation of sun exposure that increases your risk of…
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