EcoZinc & Danger Sun Overhead
EcoZinc is a Product Partner of Danger Sun Overhead — the Australian skin cancer education program that has been running sun safety workshops in workplaces since 2010.
The problem DSO exists to solve
Figures as published by Danger Sun Overhead, attendee count current as at 3 July 2026.
What Danger Sun Overhead does
DSO’s stated mission is to raise public awareness of UV exposure, including heat stress, and of the benefits of early detection and prevention for all skin cancers. Its objective is to reduce the impact of melanoma and other skin cancers on Australians.
Workplace workshops
Face-to-face sun safety and skin cancer awareness sessions delivered on site, in every Australian state and territory.
Awareness & early detection
Education on UV exposure and heat stress, and on why finding skin cancers early matters.
Industry backing
Supported by construction, trade and health organisations across Australia — the sectors where outdoor UV exposure is highest.
Registered charity
DSO is an independent charity registered with the ACNC. Partner support is what keeps the workshops running.
Why EcoZinc supports the program
DSO works with the people most exposed to UV in this country — trades, construction crews and outdoor workers. That is the same group EcoZinc makes sunscreen for, in the bulk formats a worksite actually needs rather than a single small tube.
EcoZinc is manufactured in Rocklea, Queensland, using non-nano zinc oxide as the sole active UV filter. As a Product Partner, EcoZinc supplies mineral sunscreen in support of the DSO program.
Who else backs DSO
DSO lists partners and sponsors across construction, trades and health, including:
- CFMEU
- Master Builders
- Construction Skills Queensland
- Plumbers Union Queensland
- ETU Queensland & NT
- BERT
- CIRT
- Melanoma Patients Australia
- uvex
Partner and sponsor listings are published on the DSO partners page.
Setting up sun protection on a worksite
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Put sunscreen where people already stop
Site entry, the crib room, the smoko shed. A 1kg or 2kg pump on a wall bracket gets used far more than a tube in a ute.
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Cover the vehicles and toolboxes too
100g tubes and 12-pack sachets travel with the crew and suit inductions or toolbox talks.
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Match the task to the exposure
Welding and high-UVC work has different requirements to general outdoor work. See the high-protection range.
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Pair supply with education
Product on the wall is the easy half. Book a DSO workshop for the other half.
Workplace & Families
Common questions
What is Danger Sun Overhead?
An Australian skin cancer education program and ACNC-registered charity, formed in 2010. It delivers sun safety and skin cancer awareness workshops to workplaces in every Australian state and territory, and reports more than 80,000 workshop attendees to date.
Is EcoZinc endorsed by Danger Sun Overhead?
No. EcoZinc is listed as a Product Partner on DSO’s partners page, which means we support the program. It is not a product endorsement, a clinical claim, or a recommendation of one sunscreen over another.
How do I book a workshop for my workplace?
Bookings are arranged directly with DSO, not through EcoZinc. Bookings are made through dangersunoverhead.org.au.
Which EcoZinc product suits a worksite?
For shared sites, the 1kg and 2kg bulk pumps cover the most people per container and can be wall mounted. Individual 100g tubes and 12-pack sachets suit vehicles, toolboxes and inductions. All EcoZinc sunscreens are SPF50 with non-nano zinc oxide as the sole active UV filter.
Does buying EcoZinc donate to DSO?
Not as an automatic per-sale donation. EcoZinc supports the program as a Product Partner. If you want to support DSO directly, use the membership and donation options on their website.
Danger Sun Overhead is an independent charity registered with the ACNC and is not owned by or affiliated with EcoZinc beyond the Product Partner listing described above. Statistics on this page are published by Danger Sun Overhead and are attributed to them. EcoZinc sunscreens are SPF50 with non-nano zinc oxide as the sole active UV filter, made in Rocklea, Queensland. Always read the label and use only as directed. Sunscreen is one part of sun protection — use it with shade, clothing, a hat and eye protection.