PRO CHOICE SAFETY GEAR CATALOGUE - Flipbook - Page 200
PRO CHOICE SAFETY GEAR
PRO CHOICE SAFETY GEAR
SUN
PROTECTION
“UV Radiation is known as a carcinogen. It is also
the major cause of skin cancer in Australia and
represents a major workplace hazard to employees
who spend some, or all, of their working day
outdoors. People who work outdoors receive up to
10 times more sun exposure than indoor workers”
(Cancer Council 2020).
Cancer Council 2020, SunSmart at work, https://www.cancer.org.au/
cancer-information/causes-and-prevention/sun-safety/be-sunsmart/
sunsmart-at-work.
*Cancer Council of Australia July 2012
CATEGORY
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ACCORDING TO SUNSMART,
AT LEAST TWO IN THREE
AUSTRALIANS WILL BE
DIAGNOSED WITH SKIN
CANCER BY THE AGE OF 70.
PA R A M O U N T S A F E T Y. C O M
PA R A M O U N T S A F E T Y. C O M
CATEGORY
SUN
PROTECTION
28% OF
AUSTRALIAN
EMPLOYEES WHO
WORK OUTDOORS
ARE NOT BEING
PROVIDED SUN
PROTECTION BY
THEIR EMPLOYERS.
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