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Exposure to Optical Radiation and Electromagnetic Fields at the Workplace: Criteria for Occupational Health Surveillance According to Current European Legislation
A very large number of workers is occupationally exposed to Optical Radiation (OR) worldwide, while indeed nowadays an exposure to Electromagnetic fields (EMF) can occur in almost all workplaces. OR origin can be natural, including the most relevant source, i.e. the sun, or artificial, that can be further classified in incoherent and coherent, i.e. the…
Read More Evaluation of Personal Solar UV Exposure in a Group of Italian Dockworkers and Fishermen, and Assessment of Changes in Sun Protection Behaviours After a Sun-Safety Training
Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is considered a relevant health risk for the workers of the maritime and port sectors, but scant data are available on actual exposure measured using personal dosimeters. Moreover, in outdoor workers sun protection habits are usually poor, while some promising data suggest that sun-safety campaigns can be effective in increasing self-protection…
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