Keywords: Work-related dermatitis, irritant dermatitis, causative agent, allergic dermatitis, glove, hairdressers, catering,

Preventing skin disease

Carol Davis | Feature | HSW
01.09.2005

Some 31,000 people in Britain suffered from skin disease which was either caused or made worse by their work, according to Health and Safety Executive data for 2003/4. Between 2001 and 2003, an average of 3600 new cases were diagnosed by specialist physicians, with 80% of those being contact derm ...

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