Senior managers' awareness of sun protection policy predicts implementation of worksite sun safety in a randomized trial.
Adult
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Plan Implementation
/ statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases
/ prevention & control
Occupational Exposure
/ adverse effects
Organizational Policy
Safety Management
/ organization & administration
Skin Neoplasms
/ prevention & control
Ultraviolet Rays
/ adverse effects
Workplace
/ organization & administration
cancer
occupational
policy
prevention
skin
Journal
American journal of industrial medicine
ISSN: 1097-0274
Titre abrégé: Am J Ind Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8101110
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
received:
08
04
2019
revised:
16
07
2019
pubmed:
14
8
2019
medline:
2
10
2020
entrez:
13
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Outdoor workers experience chronic exposure to harmful ultraviolet radiation (UV) elevating their risk for skin cancer. A controlled randomized trial promoted the adoption of workplace sun safety policy and employee education at 98 public organizations in Colorado. A 2-year follow-up study with 68 organizations assessed the association of senior manager awareness of sun safety policies and implementation of sun safety actions. Senior managers' awareness of existing sun safety policies, but not their personal sun protection behaviors, predicted implementation of sun safety actions including the number of sun protection messages and sun protection items in the workplace and increased communication about sun safety to employees. Organizational adoption of sun safety policy must include efforts to broadly inform a workplace's senior management to ensure the policies are actually implemented and provide support for sun protection behaviors by outdoor workers to reduce UV exposure and skin cancer risk.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Outdoor workers experience chronic exposure to harmful ultraviolet radiation (UV) elevating their risk for skin cancer.
METHODS
A controlled randomized trial promoted the adoption of workplace sun safety policy and employee education at 98 public organizations in Colorado. A 2-year follow-up study with 68 organizations assessed the association of senior manager awareness of sun safety policies and implementation of sun safety actions.
RESULTS
Senior managers' awareness of existing sun safety policies, but not their personal sun protection behaviors, predicted implementation of sun safety actions including the number of sun protection messages and sun protection items in the workplace and increased communication about sun safety to employees.
CONCLUSIONS
Organizational adoption of sun safety policy must include efforts to broadly inform a workplace's senior management to ensure the policies are actually implemented and provide support for sun protection behaviors by outdoor workers to reduce UV exposure and skin cancer risk.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
893-900Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA134705
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : RO1CA134705
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.