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Table 2 Ten occupations where job-specific recommendations for skin care is available[28]

From: Protocol for a randomised trial on the effect of group education on skin-protective behaviour versus treatment as usual among individuals with newly notified occupational hand eczema – the Prevention of Hand Eczema (PREVEX) Trial

Occupation

Number of recognised occupational hand eczema patients in 2010

Health care workers, care workers not hospital

456

Kitchen workers/chef, baker, butcher

214

Cleaners

118

Craftsmen

105

Hairdresser

101

Factory worker

88

Mechanics, machine operator, metal worker

113

Sales assistant

41

Dentist assistant

39

Gardener, agricultural worker

37