Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma, 10 Year Update

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Rosenman, KD ; Reilly, MJ ; Pechter, E ; Fitzsimmons, K ; Flattery, J ; Weinberg, J ; Cummings, K ; Borjan, M ; Lumia, ME ; Harrison, R ; Dodd, K ; Schleiff, P
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  To describe the frequency of work-related asthma (WRA) and characteristics of individuals with exposure to cleaning products 1998–2012, compared to 1993–1997.
  
  Methods:
  
  Cases of WRA from products used for cleaning or disinfecting surfaces were identified from California, Massachusetts, Michigan (1998–2012), New Jersey (1998–2011), and New York (2009–2012).
  
  Results:
  
  There were 1,199 (12.4%) cleaning product cases among all 9,667 WRA cases; 77.8% women, 62.1% white non-Hispanic, and average age of 43 years. The highest percentage worked in healthcare (41.1%), and were building cleaners (20.3%), or registered nurses (14.1%).
  
  Conclusions:
  
  The percentage of WRA cases from exposure to cleaning products from 1998–2012 was unchanged from 1993–1997 indicating that continued and additional prevention efforts are needed to reduce unnecessary use, identify safer products, and implement safer work processes.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Asthma Cleaning Products Disinfectants Surveillance
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 62(2):130-137
• Pubmed ID:
  31895737
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7839059
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U60 OH008490/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U60 OH008468/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U60 OH008466/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U60OH008485/ACL/ACL HHS/United States ; U60 OH008474/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6276a66c5c21054263e94d28852ee3a8157ffab831c3bd8ac034eaeb5b7bfeca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/102205/cdc_102205_DS1.pdf
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