Document ID (ISN) | 102790 |
CIS number |
03-1699 |
ISBN(s) |
0-7176-2751-9 |
Year |
2003 |
Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report RR 158
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Author(s) |
Brown T., Rushton L. Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
The development of risk reduction strategies for the prevention of dermatitis in the UK printing industry |
Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2003. iv, 76p. Illus. 90 ref. Price: GBP 15.00. |
Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr158.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
The primary objectives of this study were: to identify a range of low cost, practicable and acceptable interventions to reduce the incidence of occupational dermatitis in the UK printing industry; to carry out preliminary testing of the acceptability and efficacy of these interventions on a small scale; to use these preliminary tests to provide information on the variability of the outcomes, which would aid sample size calculations for a future large scale intervention trial; to develop appropriate methodologies for the identification of intervention strategies for use in other occupational and non-occupational situations. This involved a review of the literature of preventative interventions studies in the workplace and the identification of risk reduction interventions specific to the industry through qualitative research, using a series of observational studies and focus groups. |
Descriptors (primary) |
plant health organization; printing industry; risk factors; dermatitis; occupational diseases |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; protective gloves; safety consciousness; information dissemination; applied research; report; personal protective equipment; barrier creams; information of personnel; United Kingdom |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases Printing, photography and photocopying industry Occupational health services
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