In Oxford the council provides appropriate clothing and advice, guidance
etc. In the current financial environment sun creams are not provided -
this is the decision by the directorate heads - and of cause as with
other cuts may back fire. We wait and see -
Environmental elements are part of the many jobs including fire and
rescue and advice is included in 1-2-1's - appraisal, the routine risk
assessments & some job descriptions -
Regards
Gillian
Occupational Health Manager
Oxfordshire County Council
Rewley Road
Oxford
OX1 2EH
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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Deborah Caspi
Sent: 28 July 2011 09:12
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Employer provision of sunscreen cream for outdoor
workers
Hi all
It's a really long time since I have been on Jiscamil, and to be
perfectly honest, I didn't get familiar with it back then, and
unfortunately I don't have time to go through the tutorials on how this
works, but I have a question which is quite pressing, and is a "hot
topic" at the moment...
I would be interested to find out if any employers, particularly in the
public sector, are providing sunscreen creams or other protection
(e.g.clothing) for outdoor workers.
Either way:
* has the subject of long term skin damage been noted in risk
assessments?
* what rationale has the employer given for providing/not providing
sunscreen protection?
* what was taken into consideration in the decision-making process?
I would most appreciate speedy responses to this query.
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