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Sorry for the necropost, Now that the new airplanes are coming with the sunshades, I wonder if we'd have any luck pushing for the installation of sunshades on the rest of the fleet?

That stuff costs money. I have bought and use my own sunshades. I am not waiting on SWA. I also liberally apply sunscreen on the advice of my dermatologist.
We are constantly getting zapped by the suns rays, all kinds of cosmic radiation, and a variety of toxic fumes, among other things. This job is a lot worse for your health than most people realize.

Agreed. Add in the generally poor diet, hours of sitting, and disruption of our sleep schedules, and it's no wonder most die within a few years of retirement.

I’ve flown a few with the new shades and really like it. Galley Cage is cool too.

OSHA does not apply to aviation. FAA preemption.

It's actually reasonable, OSHA would probably ground the entire 121 fleet, have to build all new airplanes.

Plastic ones? Probably not unless it's impregnated with specific compounds to do that. I don't know for sure, but suspect they are made to be translucent to visible light, not opaque to UV.

Glass actually blocks UV much better than typical plastic, acrylic, etc. You have to wear sunblock to avoid getting burned in light GA aircraft for that reason...

I could be wrong about the boeing shades, would like to know if I am.

Someone needs to work on their critical thinking skills.

While others need to call MX to get their sarcasm meter ops checked.

Agree with all that except it has to be 80 proof. Obviously not within 8 hours tho.