Maximum Incident Erythemally EffectiveUVExposure Received by Construction Workers, in Valencia, Spain

Abstract

This article analyzes the influence of Ultraviolet Erythematic Radiation (UVER) dose received by construction workers in Valencia highlighting the upper limit of the dose received for a worker in different periods of a year. Building construction usually implies workers to stand for several hours outdoors while working until roof top is finished. In Valencia, construction carried out near the coastline has been very intense in the last few years with the construction of a great amount of summer flats. This article focuses on the maximum values UVER can reach in different seasons of the year for cities with similar latitude to Valencia (39°28'N, 0°22'W), as an important way of warning construction workers about the necessity of taking preventive actions. Viospor dosimeters placed on a mannequin have been used in this study. The measurements took place between 2012 December and 2013 July.

A One-Month Monitoring of Exposure to Solar UV Radiation of a Group of Construction Workers in Tuscany

“…First of all, due to various technical and organizational problems, we missed a relevant number of measurements in the monitored month but considering the 3 workers and the 23 working days available, we were able to cover 91% of the working days targeted. The sample size of only three workers is very small, but we believe that despite this limitation, providing continuous personal UV exposure data of real workers during a one-month period can be important to build knowledge on different patterns of real exposure of outdoor workers, in addition to existing studies adopting specific models [13,[32][33][34][35][36] or applying dosimeters on mannequins [37,38].…”