Minimum standards on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of occupational and work‐related skin diseases in Europe – position paper of the COST Action StanDerm (TD 1206)

Abstract

The adoption of common European standards on prevention of WRSD/OSD will contribute to reduce the incidence of OSD and their socio-economic burden.

Risk factors for work-related eczema and urticaria among vocational students of agriculture

“…Regardless of the final decision as to whether to include "predictive allergy tests" into the pre-enrolment health check, it seems that adding relevant questions from Tables 4 and 5 would certainly improve the effectiveness of health checks at entry to agricultural schools. The identification of individuals at risk would allow for an appropriate early start of primary prevention, including pre-employment counselling and implementation of technical and organisational measures to prevent the development of the disease [30], or give them a chance to re-consider their choice and possibly opt for another, safer vocation. The long-term effectiveness of such preventive measures is difficult to quantify and more research is needed in this field [7].…”

The risk of developing a contact allergy to materials present in diving suits and diving equipment

“…The incidence of contact allergies is estimated in various studies to range from 1 to 10% [1,2]. The obtained data did not confirm an increased incidence of contact allergies in divers (only 2%).…”

“…The pathogenesis of allergic contact dermatitis involves general and local factors [1,2]. General factors include genetic predispositions.…”

“…Allergic contact eczema is the most common occupational skin disease [1]. Other descriptions are contact eczema allergy or allergic contact dermatitis.…”

“…There is an observable increase in the incidence of allergic diseases, including allergic contact dermatitis [1,2]. Thus far no research has been conducted in Poland on the frequency of contact allergies resulting from diving suit components.…”