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Occupational Medicine 1999;49:85-91
© 1999 Society of Occupational Medicine

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Is occupational dermatitis being taken seriously by UK industries?

E. Douglas*, L. Rushton{dagger}, and H. C. Williams*

* Dermatology Department, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
{dagger} Institute for Environment and Health 94 Regent Road, Leicester, LE1 7DD, UK

Occupational dermatitis is a Considerable burden but little is documented concerning industry response to this. A postal questionnaire survey of 1,100 UK companies was conducted to investigate skin care provision. The response rate was 51%. The person primarily responsible for health and safety had a professional qualification in only 34% of responding companies. In all, 75% of companies responded that they were required to conduct COSHH risk assessments and, of these, 71% mentioned skin hazards. Only 27% of companies had a skin care policy but 71% had procedures requiring glove use. Seventy-seven per cent of companies did not conduct regular skin checks. Twenty-six per cent had either been aware of a skin problem in the workforce in the last 12 months or had had to modify work practices. Improvement of skin care in UK industry could be facilitated by the establishment of a minimum recommended training qualification; assistance with compliance with COSHH legis$$$ation; and guidelines to design and implement a skin policy, provide worker protection and detect skin problems.

Keywords      Contact dermatitis; health and safety; occupational health

Received       21 May 1998
Accepted       14 August 1998

Correspondence and reprint requests to: L. Rushton, Institute for Environment and Health, 94 Regent Road, Leicester, LE1 7DD, UK


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