O-315 Moving Forward in Job Related Skin Cancer - Measurement of Occupational and Leisure Time Uv Exposure

Introduction & Objectives To address the constantly rising incidences of job related non-melanoma skin cancer many efforts will have to be made especially in primary prevention. By measuring UV exposure for a large number of outdoor workers supplemented by measurement of UV exposure during several leisure time activities typically performed outdoors we were able to build a large database which can serve as a starting point for further investigation of mechanisms leading to skin cancer as well as development of tailor made prevention concepts. Materials & Methods Occupational as well as leisure time UV exposure was measured via electronic data logger dosimeters for a wide range of occupational settings and leisure time activities. During measurements of occupational UV exposure more than 250 occupational settings could be investigated. Statistical surveys on the time use of the German population served as basis for identification of in total 14 typical leisure time activities that unite both: significant proportion at the entire course of the day and notable exposure to UV radiation. Results Measurements of occupational UV exposure revealed that next to the previously suspected industry sectors there also exist other occupations that formerly were not associated with high doses of UV exposure. Discussion In combination with measured values collected for leisure time activities, an average daily and annual exposure could be estimated. Conclusion Since 2014 a large database on occupational and leisure time UV exposure was built by real life measurements. Our data can serve as a database for different fields of application e.g. primary prevention or epidemiology of skin cancer.