The following links help you find additional information to support the development of a sun safety program for outdoor workers.
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Occupational Health and Safety Programs
- Health and Safety Programs (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
- Implementing an Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Program (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Hamilton, ON, 2012)
- Occupational health and safety management (CSA Group, 2014 – CSA Z1000-14)
- OHSAS 18001:1999 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems: Specification (British Standards Institute, London, UK, 2002)
- Policy and Program Templates and Resources (Infrastructure Health and Safety Association – Policy and Program Templates and Resources)
Small Business OHS Resources
- Closing the Loop: Setting up a Health & Safety System in Your Small Business (Workplace Safety and Prevention Services)
- Occupational Health and Safety Toolkit for Small Business(Work Safe Alberta)
- Small Business Resources(Public Services Health and Safety Association)
- Small Business Log Book (WorkSafe Saskatchewan)
- Working on Wellness Module for Sun & Heat(BC Healthy Living Alliance)
Sun Safety Policy and Programs
- Be Sunsible (Alberta Health Services)
- Sun Safe Colorado at Work
- Sun Safety for Outdoor Workers: A toolkit for policy development (Niagara Region Public Health, 2013)
- Sample Management Plan for Sun Protection & Supplementary Information on Sun Protection (Australian Radiation and Nuclear Protection Agency)
Solar UV Radiation
- Ozone and UV Monitoring (including UV Index) (Environment Canada)
- Ultraviolet Radiation(International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection)
- Ultraviolet Radiation (World Health Organization)
- Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) Information (Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Association)
Heat Stress
- Heat Stress (Ontario Ministry of Labour)
- Heat Stress Awareness Toolkit (Occupational Health and Safety Council of Ontario)
- Humidex Heat Response Plan (Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers)
- Heat Stress (WorkSafeBC)
Health and Safety Risk Assessment
- Job Safety Analysis (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
- Hazard identification and elimination and risk assessment and control (CSA Group, 2014 – CSA Z1002-12 – Occupational health and safety)
- Model Code of Practice – How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks (Safe Work Australia)
- Risk Assessment (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
Off-the-Job Sun Safety
- George the Sun Safe Superstar (Skcin: The Karen Clifford Skin Cancer Charity)
- How to do a Skin Self-exam (video) (Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA)
- Sun Safety Resources for the Whole Family (Canadian Dermatology Association)
- Sun Safe Summer Activity Pack (Skcin: The Karen Clifford Skin Cancer Charity)
- What’s your Sun Safety IQ?(American Cancer Society)