Promoting sun safety in the workplace - What works?

M Stoneham; M C Sendall; Philip R Crane; M Janda; Michael G Kimlin

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Promoting sun safety in the workplace - What works?

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Promoting sun safety in the workplace - What works?

M Stoneham, M C Sendall, Philip R Crane, M Janda and Michael G Kimlin

Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, Vol.31(2)

2015

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Abstract

sun safety

skin cancer

outdoor workers

workplace

Objective: Australia has one of the highest skin cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world. Outdoor workers are a high risk group. Australian workplaces are undergoing large scale safety-related changes, yet the mandate to provide specific sun safe practices remains absent. With much of the previous research aiming to improve sun safety in the workplace being quantitative in nature, relatively little is known about why certain sun safe strategies will or will not be successful in workplaces. Methods: This qualitative article explores the enablers and barriers identified during an 18-month mixed methods project conducted in Queensland, Australia which aimed to improve workplace sun safe interventions. Results: A variety of key enablers and barriers to implementing sun safe interventions in the workplace were identified, including presence of an engaged workplace champion, ownership and innovation by the workers. Conclusions: These findings were part of a broader integration of interlinked qualitative and quantitative methods to yield a more complete picture of the determinants of the issue, implementation process and likelihood of changes at the workplace. Implications: The paper provides guidance for public and occupational health practitioners on the selection of the most promising strategies when assisting workplaces to become sun safe. © CCH.

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Title: Promoting sun safety in the workplace - What works?
Authors: M Stoneham (Author) - Curtin University
M C Sendall (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Philip R Crane (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
M Janda (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Michael G Kimlin (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, Vol.31(2)
Publisher: CCH Australia Limited
Date published: 2015
ISSN: 0815-6409
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451100502621
Output Type: Journal article

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