Armand Coppotelli is the senior technical manager for STOKO® Skin Care by Evonik. Armand has nearly 30 years experience advising best practices to maintain good skin health. Over the course of his career, Armand has lectured in AIHC roundtables and has served as AIHA section guest speaker. He has also hosted presentations on overcoming work-related skin dermatitis for many occupational medicine/nursing organizations including: the Chicago area occupational nurses section, the Australian Occupational Health Nurses Association and the Toronto Occupational Physicians Association. He has implemented corporate skin care programs for large scale manufacturing operations such as Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Amtrak, Rohm & Haas, Lear and Delphi. He is a past member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and has served on its Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee in recent years.
Here’s the skinny on worker skin safety: According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), one out of every four workers is exposed to some form of skin irritant in the workplace