What Encourages Sun Protection among Outdoor Workers from Four Industries?

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  • Janda Monika
    School of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
  • Stoneham Melissa
    Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University
  • Youl Philippa
    Cancer Council Queensland
  • Crane Phil
    School of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
  • Sendall Marguerite C
    School of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
  • Tenkate Thomas
    School of Occupational and Public Health, Ryerson University
  • Kimlin Michael
    School of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology

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Objectives: We aimed to identify current practice of sun protection and factors associated with effective use in four outdoor worker industries in Queensland, Australia. Methods: Workplaces in four industries with a high proportion of outdoor workers (building/construction, rural/farming, local government, and public sector industries) were identified using an online telephone directory, screened for eligibility, and invited to participant via mail (n=15, recruitment rate 37%). A convenience sample of workers were recruited within each workplace (n=162). Workplaces' sun protective policies and procedures were identified using interviews and policy analysis with workplace representatives, and discussion groups and computer-assisted telephone interviews with workers. Personal characteristics and sun protection knowledge, attitudes and behaviors were collated and analysed. Results: Just over half the workplaces had an existing policy which referred to sun protection (58%), and most provided at least some personal protective equipment (PPE), but few scheduled work outside peak sun hours (43%) or provided skin checks (21%). Several worker and workplace characteristics were associated with greater sun protection behaviour among workers, including having received education on the use of PPE (p<0.001), being concerned about being in the sun (p=0.002); and working in a smaller workplace (p=0.035). Conclusions: Uptake of sun protection by outdoor workers is affected by a complex interplay of both workplace and personal factors, and there is a need for effective strategies targeting both the workplace environment and workers' knowledge, attitudes and behaviors to decrease harmful sun exposure further.(J Occup Health 2014; 56: 62–72)

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