Sun Safety at Work Canada (SSAWC) is enhancing sun safety for Canadian workplaces. The sun is a workplace hazard that can cause skin cancer, heat stress and eye damage. These conditions are preventable.
Applying sun safety at workplaces can be challenging. The purpose of Sun Safety at Work Canada is to raise awareness of the importance of sun safety and to help workplaces implement sun safety programs within their occupational health and safety management systems.
The first step of the SSAWC project involved partnering with 17 workplaces across Canada to help them develop sun safety programs. We reviewed best practices from Canada and other countries and took what we learned from these workplaces to develop this website. The resources on the website are designed to complement existing safety practices and be embedded within a workplace’s occupational health and safety management system.
Funder
Sun Safety at Work Canada is funded through financial support from Health Canada through the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer as a Coalition Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP).
Project Team:
- Dr. Thomas Tenkate, Project Lead, Ryerson University
- Chantal Courchesne, Canadian Dermatology Association
- Kelly Cull, Canadian Cancer Society Nova Scotia
- Danica Finch, Canadian Cancer Society Nova Scotia
- Dr. Peter Green, Sun Safe Nova Scotia Coalition
- Dr. D. Linn Holness, Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease
- Dr. Desre Kramer, Occupational Cancer Research Centre at Cancer Care Ontario
- Brenda Marsh, Occupational Health Nurses Association of Nova Scotia
- Colin Murray, WorkSafeBC
- Alison Palmer, CAREX Canada
- Dr. Cheryl Peters, CAREX Canada
- Judy Purcell, Sun Safe Nova Scotia Coalition
- Steven Quantz, Alberta Health Services
- Dr. Peter Strahlendorf, Ryerson University
Project Staff:
- Tracy Burgess, Nova Scotia Sun Safety Advisor (2015-2016)
- Leah Byrne, Nova Scotia Sun Safety Advisor (2015)
- Christine Carthew, Public Health Student (2016)
- Renzo Dalla Via, Senior Sun Safety Advisor (2016)
- Lindsay Forsman-Phillips, British Columbia Sun Safety Advisor (2015-2016)
- Audrey Gardner, Project Coordinator (2014-2016)
- Emily Gross, Research Associate (2015-2016)
- Julia Hayos, Ontario Sun Safety Advisor (2015-2016)
- Sheila Kalenge, Research Associate (2015)
- Rivka Kushner, Knowledge Broker (2014-2016)
- Michael MacGillivary, Medical Student (2016)
- Erin Maguire, Medical Student (2015)
- Keith McMillan, Ontario Sun Safety Advisor (2015-2016)
- Garthika Navaranjan, Research Associate (2016)
- Brenda Santos, Project Coordinator (2016)
Advisory Committee
- Dr. Michael Kimlin, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
- Craig Sinclair, Cancer Council Victoria, Australia
- Dr. Simon Kitto, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
- Dr. Paul Demers, Occupational Cancer Research Centre at Cancer Care Ontario
- Dr. Cheryl Rosen, University Health Network, Toronto
Workplaces
We extend our thanks to all the workplaces who participated in the project. The following workplaces who participated in the project chose to be listed on our website:
- Burlington Hydro
- City of Hamilton
- City of North Vancouver
- City of Richmond
- City of Surrey
- District of North Vancouver
- Guelph Hydro
- Halifax Regional Municipality
- PowerStream
- Town of Truro
- Town of Windsor
- Township of Langley
Partners