Occupational skin disease including contact dermatitis and skin cancer are common skin conditions. Workers affected suffer significant work disruption and interference with the activities of daily living. Why study occupational skin disease?
CREOD’s large body of research on occupational skin disease addresses the full spectrum of the health and safety continuum: from prevention, exposure assessment, early recognition and diagnosis, to treatment and return-to-work. Read a plain language synthesis of our research 2004-2020. Browse our academic publications. Meet our program lead.
CREOD Resources
- CREOD Research Flash – Occupational Hand Dermatitis in HealthCare: Development and Evaluation of an Online Training E-module (March 2023)
- E-module: Skin Disease Prevention in the Workplace in English and French (2021)
- Download What to do when you wear a mask poster in English and French (2021)
- Download How to keep your hands healthy poster in English and French (2021)
- COVID-19: PPE and Its Impact on Skin – What You Need to Know (2021)
- Research-based Workplace Posters & Tip Sheets (2021)
- Skin Health Screening Tool (2019)
- Occupational Disease Action Plan: Lung and Skin Allergens and Irritants (2019)
- For Clinicians: Patch Test Checklist© (2018)
- For Clinicians: Workplace Prescription© (2012)
- Prevention Strategies: An Overview (2011)
- Assessing Your Workplace: Occupational Skin Disease Prevention Audit (2004)
- Primary Prevention Strategies for Occupational Skin Disease (2004)
- For Workers: Skin Diary (2004)
- Workplace skin disease road map
- Safety culture indicator icons
- Workplace skin disease journey
- Workplace skin disease journey (full poster)