WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and of the effect of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation on cataract

Tenkate, Thomas; Ádám, Balázs; Al‐Rifai, Rami H.; Chou, B. Ralph; Gobba, Fabriziomaria; Ivanov, Ivan D.; Leppink, Nancy; Loney, Tom; Pega, Frank; Peters, Cheryl; Prüss‐Üstün, Annette; Paulo, Marília Silva; Ujita, Yuka; Wittlich, Marc; Modenese, Alberto

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.001

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“…Regarding the coding of exposure, in Agriculture sUVR only (code 19) is considered; while, in Industry, artificial UV exposures are also included in a single subgroup (code 84); nevertheless, specifically considering the skin, the large majority of occupational cancers are presumably related to solar radiation, while a small (or most likely negligible) number is expected related to artificial UVR exposure, e.g. in welding . Accordingly, we decided to merge data from Agriculture and Industry & Services sectors, and to create a summarizing variable of the total number of skin cancers reported to INAIL for workers occupationally exposed to sUVR radiation and to other UVR sources.…”

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“…in welding. 6,9,39 Accordingly, we decided to merge data from Agriculture and Industry & Services sectors, and to create a summarizing variable of the total number of skin cancers reported to INAIL for workers occupationally exposed to sUVR radiation and to other UVR sources. This seems legitimate, as there are no epidemiological data consistently showing an increasing in skin cancer risk for welders, which may be related to better skin cover in welders by, e. g. clothing and total face masks to avoid painful skin burns and other occupational eye injuries 40 and diseases, including UV-induced photokeratoconjunctivitis and photochemical cataract.…”

Section: Cancer Registries 2018mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This seems legitimate, as there are no epidemiological data consistently showing an increasing in skin cancer risk for welders, which may be related to better skin cover in welders by, e. g. clothing and total face masks to avoid painful skin burns and other occupational eye injuries 40 and diseases, including UV-induced photokeratoconjunctivitis and photochemical cataract. 6,41 Another possible limit of studying the expected number of occupational skin cancers in sUVR-exposed workers is related to cancer registries: while data on malignant melanoma are largely available since several years, in Italy, as in other countries, data for NMSC vary significantly in quality and coverage of the territory, due to insufficient data harmonization and heterogeneity of methods. The availability of validated questionnaires for the health surveillance of people with suspected occupational dermatoses could be a helpful tool to improve the registration of these diseases.…”

Section: Cancer Registries 2018mentioning

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“…Solar UVR can induce several adverse health effects in outdoor workers, mainly to the eye and the skin, including skin cancers: solar radiation and UV are both classified among Group 1 carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) . In outdoor workers, the most relevant types of skin cancers related causally almost exclusively to sUVR exposure are basal cell carcinoma (BCC, [ICD11: 2C32]) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC, [ICD11: 2C31], including actinic keratosis as in situ SCC [Actinic intraepidermal squamous cell carcinoma; ICD11: 2E64.01]) .…”

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Skin cancer in outdoor workers exposed to solar radiation: a largely underreported occupational disease in Italy

Gobba

Modenese

John

2019

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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Background Solar UV radiation (sUVR) is one of the main carcinogen exposures in occupational settings, and UV‐induced skin cancers are the most frequent tumours in fair‐skinned individuals worldwide. Objectives According to this premise, we should expect a high number of occupational skin cancers reported to the national workers’ compensation authorities each year, also considering that the incidence of skin cancers has been constantly increased in recent years Methods We examined the data on reported non‐melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) and actinic keratoses (AK) to the Italian National Workers Compensation Authority (INAIL) from 2012 to 2017, and we compared the number of reported skin cancers for outdoor workers with the expected numbers, obtained from currently available NMSC incidence rates for the Italian population applied to the occupational sUVR‐exposed workers estimated with the CAREX methodology in Italy in 2005. Results The cases of NMSC reported each year to INAIL in Italy are 34 per year on average, while for AK the mean number of reported cases is of only 15/year. We estimated a number of expected NMSC cases in Italy for solar UV‐exposed workers ranging between 432 and 983, representing a proportion between reported vs. expected skin cancers of only 3.5–6.2%. Conclusions Our study clearly shows that occupational skin cancers in Italy are largely underreported, and, accordingly, urgent initiatives should be taken to raise appropriate awareness to the problem of occupational sUVR‐induced skin cancers, so that adequate preventive measures can be implemented rapidly.

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Section: Cancer Registries 2018mentioning

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Section: Cancer Registries 2018mentioning

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Skin cancer in outdoor workers exposed to solar radiation: a largely underreported occupational disease in Italy

Gobba

Modenese

John

2019

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…To optimize parameters used in estimation models, a systematic review is required of studies on the prevalence of exposure to long working hours ('Systematic Review 1'), as well as a second systematic review and meta-analysis of studies with estimates of the effect of exposure to long work hours on ischaemic heart disease ('Systematic Review 2'). In the current paper, we present the protocol for these two systematic reviews, in parallel to presenting systematic review protocols on other additional risk factor-outcome pairs elsewhere [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] . To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review protocol of its kind.…”

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WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of exposure to long working hours and of the effect of exposure to long working hours on ischaemic heart disease

Brisson

Clays

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Environment International

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At least two review authors will independently screen titles and abstracts against the eligibility criteria at a first stage and full texts of potentially eligible records at a second stage, followed by extraction of data from qualifying studies. At least two review authors will assess risk of bias and the quality of evidence, using the most suited tools currently available. For Systematic Review 2, if feasible, we will combine relative risks using meta-analysis. We will report results using the guidelines for accurate and transparent health estimates reporting (GATHER) for Systematic Review 1 and the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines (PRISMA) for Systematic Review 2. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42017084243.

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Preparation of luminescent polyethylene plastic composite nano‐reinforced with glass fibers

El‐Newehy,

Thamer,

Abdulhameed

2024

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Electrospun glass nanofibers (EGNFs) were prepared to reinforce polyethylene (PE) plastic waste towards the development of photochromic anti‐counterfeiting patterns and long‐persistent photoluminescent materials, such as smart windows and concrete. By physical integration of lanthanide‐doped aluminate (LdA) nanoparticles (NPs) into polyethylene plastic reinforced with EGNFs, a transparent lanthanide‐doped aluminate nanoparticles (LdANPs)/EGNFs@PE sheet was produced. The colorless EGNFs@PE hybrids became green under ultraviolet (UV) rays and greenish‐yellow in a darkened room as proved by CIE Lab and photoluminescence analysis. In the luminescent LdANPs/EGNFs@PE hybrids, the identified photochromism was promptly reversed at low concentrations of LdANPs to designate fluorescence emission. Photoluminescence was maintained with slow reversibility for the high phosphor concentrations to designate afterglow emission. LdANPs exhibit diameters of 5–12 nm, whereas glass nanofibers have diameters of 70–120 nm. The morphologies of LdANPs/EGNFs@PE substrates were studied by energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and x‐ray fluorescence (XRF). The mechanical properties of the prepared polyethylene plastic were enhanced by reinforcement with glass nanofibers as a roughening agent. The photoluminescent substrates showed markedly improved scratch resistance in comparison to LdANPs‐free EGNFs@PE substrate. The obtained luminescence spectra displayed an emission band at 519 nm upon excitation at 365 nm. The results demonstrated that the luminous plastic has improved hydrophobicity and UV shielding upon increasing the LdANPs content.

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WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and of the effect of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation on cataract

Cited by 53 publications

References 44 publications

Skin cancer in outdoor workers exposed to solar radiation: a largely underreported occupational disease in Italy

Skin cancer in outdoor workers exposed to solar radiation: a largely underreported occupational disease in Italy

WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of exposure to long working hours and of the effect of exposure to long working hours on ischaemic heart disease

Preparation of luminescent polyethylene plastic composite nano‐reinforced with glass fibers

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