SKINCAREATWORK

TOOLBOXTALK|MAKEHANDSMATTERINTHEWORKPLACE

WhyTalk

TohelppreventyoufromsufferingWork-RelatedSkinDisease:

AboutSKINCARE?

EVERYONEisatrisk

FarmoreCOMMONPROBLEM

thanyouthink

CANLEADTOneedingto

changeprofession

CausesDISCOMFORTandPAIN

UNPLEASANTtolookat

CancauseLIFELONGhealth

issues

SAFE

•  WETAKECAREtominimizeyourexposuretohazardouscontaminantsandcondiKons

•  WeimplementSAFEWORKINGPRACTICESandtheuseofPERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENTwhereappropriate

•  BUTtherearesKllmanyinstanceswhereyourhandsandskinwillbedirectlyexposedtopotenKallyirritaKngandharmfulsubstancesandcondiKons

PracLces

WhatAreTheRISKS?

EverydayyouareexposedtoirritaKngsubstancesandcondiKonsthatcanbeharmfultoyourskine.g.

•  Waterbaseddetergents/liquids/chemicals•  UVA/UVBsunraysandUVCraysfromarcwelding•  Mechanicaloils,greases,solvents,cuUngfluids•  Resins,adhesives,paints,sealants•  Dust,powders&airbornesubstances•  Abrasionfromtools,componentsandmaterialsyouhandle•  SweaKngfromwearingPPEsuchasgloves•  Evenfrequenthandwashing,parKcularlyifscrubbing

•  Redness•  Itching,flakingand/orscalingskin•  Sore,crackedand/orbleedingskin•  Swellingofhandsorfingers•  Blistersorweltsonhands/fingers

EARLYSYMPTOMSofSkinDisease

WORK-RELATEDSkinDisease–3MainTypes

•  HasacumulaKveeffect•  SomeKmescancausepainand

discomfortveryquickly,otherKmescanbuild-upovermanyyears

•  Canbeverypainful,butcurable

1.IRRITANTCONTACTDERMATITIS

•  Canbeimmediateorbuild-upoverKme•  Youmaybeincontactwithsubstanceor

materialformanyyearsbeforebecomingsensiKzed

•  OncesensiKzedtoasubstanceormaterial,youaresensiKzedforlife,withnocure

•  Painanddiscomfortwillbeimmediateuponcontactwiththesubstanceormaterialyouareallergicto

2.ALLERGICCONTACTDERMATITIS

WORK-RELATEDSkinDisease–3MainTypes

•  CausedbycontactwithUVraysorcarcinogenicmaterialssuchasusedmineraloils(engine/machine),coaltarsandpitches

3.SKINCANCER

WORK-RELATEDSkinDisease–3MainTypes

WhatTODO?

•  Beawareoftherisksaroundyou•  EnsureyoufollowoursafeworkingpoliciesandwearPPEas

recommended•  Checkyourskin;ifitbecomesdry,soreorchappedyouareat

increasedriskofskindisease•  Discusswithyoursupervisorifyouarenotsurewhattodo•  Usetheskincareproductsprovided

HandWashingOnlyisNOTENOUGH!

TokeephandsstrongandhealthyuseProtectandRestorecreamsbeforeanda^erworking

WhatHappensWhenYouDONOTUseSkinCreams

UNHEALTHYSKIN

Physicalcontaminantsandmicro-organismsentertheskincausingdamageandinfecKon

Theskin’snaturallipids&moisturearewornaway

Skinbecomesdryandskincellsdelaminated

UsingPROTECTCream

HEALTHYSKIN

PROTECTIVECREAMLAYER

SKINEFFECTIVELYRETAINSNATURALLIPIDS&MOISTURE(oils&water)

Creamhelpspreventphysicalcontaminantsandmicro-organismsenteringtheskin

SkincellsKghtlybondedtogetherforgoodskinstrength

UsingRESTORECream

HEALTHYSKIN

RESTORATIVECREAMLAYER

SkincellsKghtlybondedtogetherforgoodskinstrength

SUPPLEMENTSTHESKIN’SNATURALLIPIDS&MOISTURE(oils&water)

Providesnourishmentandmoistureforthe

skin

HOWTOUSECreams

USINGADISPENSERApplyONESHOTfromthedispenser

USINGATUBESqueezedimeSIZEDSHOTontothehand

10�

RUBALLOVERHANDSFOR20-30SECONDS

HOWTOUSECreams

Work around fingernails

WHENTOUSECreams

ProtectCreams•  Applybeforeyoustarteach

workperiod•  Reapplya^erwashinghands•  Reapplyatleastevery3hours

WHENTOUSECreams

RestoreCreams•  Applya^er-working,eitherat

theendofyourshi^orbeforealongbreakfromworking,suchaslunchbreak

•  Applyatleastoncedaily

Don’tforget,speaktoyoursupervisorifyouhaveanyconcerns