Icnirp Statement—protection of Workers Against Ultraviolet Radiation

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“…For the coefficient (na) in our algorithm, which takes into account the presence of environmental factors influencing the exposure, we use a "Sky View Factor," which is the fraction of the sky visible from a given observation point on the ground, taking into account the obstacles, natural or artificial, covering a variable part of the sky view, and we use also the specific Albedo coefficients for different surfaces to evaluate the reflecting phenomena [5], making an approximation based on the Likert scale of the questionnaire's answers (never = 0% of the period, seldom < 20%, sometimes < 40%, often = 60%, always = 100%).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To collect subjective data a new interviewer administrated questionnaire was developed, based on the individual and environmental factors influencing SR exposure considered by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) [5][6].…”

Section: Collection Of Subjective Sr Exposure Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Only few studies adopted quantitative or detailed semiquantitative tools to assess quantitative exposure [3][4][5][6]. On the contrary, there are many studies that provide an objective evaluation of acute SR exposure in a shortperiod of time using individual UV dosimeters [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies show that outdoor workers have an increased risk of developing SR related diseases [1,[3][4][5][6] but the vast majority of the studies assess the individual sun exposure through subjective questionnaires or referring to environmental factors like the UV index of the place of usual activity or using biological parameters that estimate the UV damage or with a retrospective classification of the jobs as outdoor or indoor. Only few studies adopted quantitative or detailed semiquantitative tools to assess quantitative exposure [3][4][5][6].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Outdoor work and solar radiation exposure: Evaluation method for epidemiological studies

Modenese¹,

Bisegna²,

Borra³

et al. 2016

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Background: The health risk related to an excessive exposure to solar radiation (SR) is well known. The Sun represents the main exposure source for all the frequency bands of optical radiation, that is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum ranging between 100 nm and 1 mm, including infrared (IR), ultraviolet (UV) and visible radiation. According to recent studies, outdoor workers have a relevant exposure to SR but few studies available in scientific literature have attempted to retrace a detailed history of individual exposure. Material and Methods: We propose a new method for the evaluation of SR cumulative exposure both during work and leisure time, integrating subjective and objective data. The former is collected by means of an interviewer administrated questionnaire. The latter is available through the Internet databases for many geographical regions and through individual exposure measurements. The data is integrated into a mathematical algorithm, in order to obtain an esteem of the individual total amount of SR the subjects have been exposed to during their lives. Results: The questionnaire has been tested for 58 voluntary subjects. Environmental exposure data through online databases has been collected for 3 different places in Italy in 2012. Individual exposure by electronic UV dosimeter has been measured in 6 fishermen. A mathematical algorithm integrating subjective and objective data has been elaborated. Conclusions: The method proposed may be used in epidemiological studies to evaluate specific correlations with biological effects of SR and to weigh the role of the personal and environmental factors that may increase or reduce SR exposure. Med Pr 2016;67(5):577-587

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Outdoor work and solar radiation exposure: Evaluation method for epidemiological studies

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Bisegna²,

Borra³

et al. 2016

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“…roads). Otherwise other scenarios are also added according with Ho, et al, (2011) e.g., the diffuse radiation from the receiver, the reflection from the mirrors when they are moving from the standby mode or stowed position and when they are not orientated toward the receiver.…”

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confidence: 99%