Benefits of UV Protection

Do you remember the summer 1976 or even 2006?

In summers like those high factor skin lotions are advertised relentlessly. Fine at home, but who applies it in the school environment when teaching unions advise members that they could be accused of sexual abuse!

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the UK with 64,500 new cases being reported each year. Over 6,000 of these are malignant melanoma where exposure to the sun's UV radiation is the main contributory factor.

More worryingly, 50% of a person's total lifetime exposure to the sun occurs in childhood. Babies and young children are more susceptible to the sun's harmful rays as their skin is thinner and produces less protective pigment than adults.

It is becoming a very real possibility that public authorities may be found liable for not providing shade to protect people in their care from sunburn and warning about the dangers of skin cancer.

How do we protect the young and the elderly from this danger?

We could keep the vulnerable inside and deny them access to fresh air and other benefits of the great outdoors.

Shade Sails are ideal for protecting the vulnerable during the summer months:

• Easy to clean & resistant to rot, mildew and fading
• Blocks out 90-100% of harmful UV rays
• Reduces temperature beneath the shade by up to 32%

Your charges are at risk - for more information on how to protect those in your care from the damaging effects of the sun, please contact us today.

For more specific information about skin cancer, please go to www.cancerresearch.org.uk.