Sun protection for Erding: IG Bau demands flat rate for workers outdoors!

Sun protection for Erding: IG Bau demands flat rate for workers outdoors!

Erding, Deutschland - The temperatures rise and thus also the dangers for everyone who work outdoors at hot temperatures. Against this background, the union IG Bau Upper Bavaria has developed suggestions to promote the safety and health of outdoor workers. According to [merkur.de] (https://www.merkur.de/lokales/erding/hallo-erding/gägerkschaft-bau-bauf-wasser-wasser- and-sun protection-fuer-all air-free-air worker-93828139.html) should be introduced regularly before the harmful Have to protect the effects of the sun. In particular, professional groups such as construction workers, roofers, gardeners and landscapers and harvesters are at risk.

As IG Bau emphasizes, regular drinking breaks are essential every 15 to 20 minutes with full water glass. Special recommendations also include the use of cold teas in addition to water in order to make the liquid intake comfortably. Accounting with sunscreen, which has a high sun protection factor (at least 50+), is also essential and should be repeated every two hours. Employers are required not only to provide sun milk, but also sufficient water bottles.

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A comprehensive sun protection program should also include UV-blocking clothing, an air-permeable construction worker helmet with neck protection and sunglasses. Especially the time between 12 noon and 2 p.m. requires special caution, since the UV radiation is strongest here. Working in the shadow and regular breaks are not only useful, but necessary to protect the health of the employees.

The dangers should not be underestimated. According to the DGUV, to be found on [dguv.de] (https://forum.dguv.de/ edition/7-2020/artikel/hitze-und-uv-schutz-bei-work-im-free), working in the open air leads to an increased risk of skin cancer due to UV radiation. BG BAU has been reported over 2,500 suspected cases for white skin cancer since 2015, which makes this problem all the more urgent.

The UV radiation has different wavelengths, and during UV-A radiation caused skin aging, UV-B radiation is responsible for sunburns. According to the UV index, a value of 3-5 already requires protective measures, while comprehensive protective measures are urgently advised at a value of 8-10. Technical, organizational and personal protective measures should therefore be implemented according to the prevention principle in order to ensure occupational safety.

recommendations to avoid the dangers associated with extreme sunlight are necessary. The DGUV emphasizes that measures such as roofing, air -conditioned vehicles and a time -coordinated work in the shade can contribute to the protection of employees. In addition, employers should relevant information about the dangers of UV radiation in the risk assessment, which applies to all employees that are exposed to more than 15 minutes of direct solar radiation.

In order to raise awareness of the risks, information and training materials are important how they are provided on the DGUV website (dguv.de). A better understanding of the measures can strengthen the self -protection of workers and thus protect health in the long term.