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#1 Posted : 03 June 2005 16:03:00(UTC)
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Posted By jason telford Good Afternoon the summer is on its way and so are the problems of sun burns we have members of our workforce who will be working in the outdoors for most of the day i would like to issue sun cream as a form of PPE but i am concerned about the problems this will bring if the company issues the sun tan cream and someone has a reaction to the cream where will we stand also what about COSHH any help or guidance would be helpful
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#2 Posted : 03 June 2005 17:18:00(UTC)
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Posted By Pete Moran Jason....one of the best safeguards against ultra-violet radiation is conventional PPE or covering up with normal clothing...i.e ...safety helmets/bump caps, long sleeve shirts/hi-viz vests, long trousers/overalls. I would avoid putting anything in a risk assessment as regards application of cream for the very reasons you have stated. In our construction related activities we have gone down the road of reimbursing for the cost of cream if someone requests it leaving it up to themselves to select a suitable product (most people have something they use on hols anyway!) The best approach is to encourage 'covering-up'....if someone if using lots of cream it suggests that perhaps PPE isn't being worn...hi-viz around the waist etc, etc.....
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#3 Posted : 03 June 2005 21:20:00(UTC)
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Posted By Nick Higginson Jason HSE advises employers to tell outside workers to wear suncream - at least factor 15 (http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg337.pdf) It maybe a little unrealistic to expect outdoor workers to always cover up - plus there maybe a problem with heat exhaustion. You do not have to worry about COSHH - it does not apply to suncream. Suncream is dermatologically tested, so adverse reactions shouldn't be a problem. Just in case, instruct employees to stop using it if there is any reaction. Hope this helps Nick
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