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Sun at Work

Sun at Work. Thomas Tenkate June 3 rd , 2014 Quebec City, QC. Background. Skin cancer and heat stress are recognized public health issues. >1.5 M outdoor workers – high exposure, poor protection; limited # of sun safety programs – difficult to implement

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Sun at Work

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  1. Sun at Work Thomas Tenkate June 3rd, 2014 Quebec City, QC

  2. Background • Skin cancer and heat stress are recognized public health issues. • >1.5 M outdoor workers – high exposure, poor protection; limited # of sun safety programs – difficult to implement • Objective: build on the work of “Be Sunsible” to develop a nationally-applicable, effective and sustainable sun safety program for outdoor workers that can be implemented by individual workplaces.

  3. Partners • Ryerson University (Research) • Occupational Cancer Research Centre (Research) • Alberta Health Services (Practice) • Sun Safe Nova Scotia (Practice) • Save Your Skin Foundation (Policy) • Supporters: CREOD, CAREX Canada, OSSWG, TCPC, CCS (NS), Worksafe BC, BC Federation of Labor, range of employers

  4. CLASP Activities • Phase 1 (summer 2015): intervention in 4 workplaces in each of 3 provinces (NS/NB, ON, BC) – tailor and implement sun safety programs • Phase 2 (2015/16): develop broad reach resources • Expected outcomes • Interactive website: general resources + workplaces can use to develop their own sun safety program • Long-term: ↓ risk of skin cancer & heat stress; ↓ sun exposure of outdoor workers; ↑ sustainability of sun safety measures for outdoor workers

  5. Knowledge Translation and Exchange Plan • Knowledge users • Phase 1: participating workplaces, workplace champion (OHS officer), supervisors, workers • Phase 2: employers, workers, OHS professionals, industry associations, unions, policy-makers, regulators, workers comp. • KTE goals: (1) ↑ awareness of workers & employers of sun safety; (2) ↑ sun safe behaviors & practices; (3) promote effective sun safety programs

  6. Evaluation Plan Phase 1: Phase 2: website ‘traffic’, website ‘users’ survey, policy & practice stakeholder survey, workshop attendee survey.

  7. Sustainability Plan • Phase 1: build on existing capacity at workplaces, tailoring programs for specific workplace characteristics – barriers & facilitators, ‘workplace champion’, user-friendly materials, combined skin cancer & heat stress prevention, promote ‘safety culture’. • Phase 2: user-friendly & interactive website that provides tools & resources, and allows for self-customization of program materials.

  8. Next Steps • Current challenges: initial set-up of financial & administrative arrangements, hiring of suitable staff, team-work among partners. • Short term (prior to summer 2015): finalize various methodological elements, recruitment of workplaces, baseline assessments, develop tailored program materials.

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