Measured Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Exposures of Outdoor Workers in Queensland in the Building and Construction Industry

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 342-348

  Gies, Peter ^a   Wright, Jill ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

^b Wkpl Health and Safety Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING INDUSTRY; DOSIMETRY; FILM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SUNBURN; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUEENSLAND; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0242363275     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)078<0342:MSUREO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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