Toolbox Talk: Skin Cancer

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. Each year thousands of people die from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Working outside for all or part of the day exposes construction workers to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, even when it's cloudy outside. Exposure to UV radiation increases the risk for skin cancer. Remember This: 1. Use a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen-SPF of 30 or higher. 2. Wear sunscreen even when it's cloudy. Harmful UV radiation can pass through clouds. 3. Wear sunscreen regardless of your skin tone. Everyone can get skin cancer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  • Construction Industry
  • Health Promotion
  • Neoplasms
  • Occupational Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Skin
  • Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  • Skin cancer
  • Health promotion
  • Construction workers
  • Safety education
  • Outdoor workers
  • Sunburns
  • Protective measures
  • Construction
  • Construction industry
  • Health protection
  More +
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060185
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Jun; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213170/cdc_213170_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 316.53 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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