Workplace education services

Training should be provided to:

• outdoor employees and new staff
• supervisors and health and safety representatives
• safety officers, health and safety management personnel and employers.

Benefits of sun protection training include:

• raising the understanding of sun protection as a health and safety issue
• dispelling common misconceptions and barriers
• ensuring new staff are aware of sun protection practices
• increasing awareness of signs and symptoms of skin cancer and how to detect skin cancer early
• ensuring safety personnel have knowledge and skills to confidently address sun protection and supervise employees
• demonstrating commitment of management to providing a safe work environment.

SunSmart provides help to deliver workplace training, including:

• Working outdoors – a skin cancer risk: a one hour face-to-face education session for employees. Fill in the online Workplace education booking form.
• Reducing UV exposure risks for outdoor workers: an inservice session for health and safety professionals. For bookings and further information, contact SunSmart on (03) 9635 5148 or SunSmart@cancervic.org.au
• Working safely in the sun: an online training course for outdoor workers. It's also suitable for staff induction, refresher training and professional development.

Download Working safely in the sun [pdf 835K] for more information about training services provided by SunSmart.

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