dermatitis

• What is dermatitis?  more...
• How is dermatitis caused?  more...
• What are the most common causes of dermatitis?  more...
• How quickly does dermatitis develop?  more...
• How common is dermatitis?  more...
• Which occupations are most at risk?  more...
• As a printworker, what are the risks?  more...
• As a catering worker, what are the risks?  more...
• What are my employer's responsibilities?  more...
• Is latex harmful?  more...
• What can I do to protect myself?  more...
• What happens if I get dermatitis?  more...

further information

Occupational dermatitis in the catering industry, HSE information sheet No. 17, available from www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/fis17.pdf. The HSE also have a guide to latex allergy at: www.hse.gov.uklatex

Preventing dermatitis at work: advice for employers and employees, available from HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, fax 01787 313995, free.

Caring for cleaning staff, and Dermatitis at work, available from Unison health and safety unit, tel: 020 7551 1146.

Skin problems in printworkers, Hazards magazine 66, available at www.hazards.org/diyresearch

Women's health and safety, available from Unison, tel: 0845 355 0845 (free to Unison members, £5 for non-members). www.unison.org.uk

Contact dermatitis – have I got it? Available free from the National Eczema Society, tel: 0870 241 3604, email: helpline@eczema.org, www.eczema.org