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Prevention of Occupational Contact Dermatitis
In Prevention of Occupational Contact Dermatitis, Al-Otaibi highlights the strategies for the reduction of the incidence of occupational contact dermatitis. The article introduces the topic of occupational contact dermatitis then illustrates the significance of the condition. After that, a three-level prevention strategy is proposed to counter the high incidence of occupational contact dermatitis (Al-Otaibi).
First, the author introduces contact dermatitis and explains it. Contact dermatitis has an inflammatory pathogenetic mechanism. The causative agents can either be irritants or atopic agents. The resultant condition can either be chronic or acute. Aetiologically, contact dermatitis is either of the allergic type or the irritant type.
Occupational contact dermatitis is defined as that form of dermatitis that arises from work-related activities. This difference is the only distinction from nonoccupational contact dermatitis since the presentation is similar. Clinically, both forms are marked by skin redness, scaling, and itching. The significance of occupational contact dermatitis is in the fact that its prevention strategies can easily be tailored to the controlled work environment. A recent increase in incidence highlights the need to improve work conditions (Holness)
A three-level prevention strategy for occupational contact dermatitis involves personal hygiene, work practice, and health promotion.

The personal health measures include frequent hand washing to get rid of any causative agents of contact dermatitis that may adhere to the hands, and the use of mild agents in handwashing. Work practice measures involve maintaining a clean working surface at all times and tracking all agents used in cleaning to prevent cross reaction between them. One of the health promotion measures is the education of the workforce on the presentation of contact dermatitis and its prevention. Also, the involvement of the management in forwarding the health agenda helps increase compliance of the staff to the preventive measures. Workplace modification can reduce the exposure to causative agents (Holness).
The article encourages a multi-disciplinary approach to the problem of contact dermatitis. The prevention strategies involve individuals in different specialties and capacities. Although the incidence of occupational dermatitis is increased, these proposed strategies can curb the rise in new cases.
Works Cited
BIBLIOGRAPHY Al-Otaibi, S T. “Prevention of Occuupational Contact Dermatitis.” J Ergonomics 6.165 (2016): 1-3. web.
Holness, D L. “Occupational Skin Allergies: Testing and Treatment.” Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 14.410 (2014). web.