Occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation may increase the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer incidence and mortality, according to a new study published by Pega et al in Environment International. In a systematic analysis, a team of investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization examined global, regional, national, and subnational occupational exposures to solar UV radiation as well as the rates of nonmelanoma skin cancer among the residents of 183 countries in 2000, 2010, and 2019. In 2019, globally, 1.6 billion workers—28.4% of the working-age population—were occupationally exposed to solar UV radiation. The population-attributable fractions for nonmelanoma skin cancer mortality and disability-adjusted life-years were 29.0% and 30.4%, respectively. Further, attributable nonmelanoma skin cancer burdens were 18,960 deaths and 500,000 disability-adjusted life-years. The investigators noted that older men were at the highest risk of mortality from these malignancies, and emphasized that the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer incidence and mortality is increasingly attributable to occupational exposure to solar UV radiation. In a companion press release on these findings from WHO, the study authors concluded: “It is urgent that governments, employers, and workers and their representatives work together in a framework of well-defined rights, responsibilities, and duties to reduce the occupational risk of UV exposure. This can save thousands of lives every year.”