Exposure
Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR)
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The UVR-JEM is based on a statistical model combining two datasets:
1. Expert ratings of the average daily duration of outdoor work for all 372 occupations classified according to the European version of ISCO-88 (ISCO-88(COM)).
2. Summary UVR exposure data from personal dosimeters published in peer-reviewed literature.

The final JEM includes UVR exposure for:
1) Expert rating: Hours of outdoor work for all 372 occupations
2) Expert estimates: Model-based arithmetic mean SED levels for the expert rating classes for all 372 occupations
3) Full Model Estimates: Model-based arithmetic mean SED levels including fixed effects of expert rating class med BLUPs for occupations with published measurements (n=49)

Coverage
372 occupations defined by the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88)
Job Classification
ISCO-88
Demografics
The general working population in Europe
Calendar Periode
Data collected 1960 to May 2022
Uncertainty in Exposure
Some jobs are only expert rated.
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Reference & JEM developer
Key Developer: Henrik Albert Kolstad

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Affiliation at the time of development: Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Aarhus, Denmark

Reference: A quantitative solar ultraviolet radiation job-exposure matrix for Europe.

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Else T Würtz, Kirsten Pugdahl, Morten Fenger-Grøn, Ina A Berglind, Mark P C Cherrie, Anna Dahlman-Höglund, Kasper Grandahl, Jelena Macan, Alberto Modenese, Hilde Notø, Svetlana Solovieva, Kurt Straif, Marc Wittlich, Sven Connemann, Timo Heepenstrick, Peter A Philipsen, Stephan Westerhausen, Calvin B Ge, Johnni Hansen, Cheryl E Peters, Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum, Vivi Schlünssen, Henrik A Kolstad; A quantitative solar ultraviolet radiation job-exposure matrix for Europe, Ann Work Expo Health. 2025 Apr 24;69(4):415-428.