Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace

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• Journal Article:
  SENSOR Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin
• Personal Author:
  Biagini, Raymond E.
• Description:
  The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) recently submitted its application for an additional five years of funding for work-related asthma surveillance under the SENSOR program. One issue on which we hope to concentrate over the next several years is that of latex -related asthma. Latex is one of the most frequently reported asthma-causing agents in our surveillance system and nearly all of the cases have been among health care workers. Because the health care industry is the largest industry in Massachusetts, this is of particular concern. With continued funding, we will work with other programs within MDPH to develop and distribute information about reducing latex exposures in the workplace. Recently, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health released it alert, Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace. This month, we reprint a substantial portion of the alert for your review. Latex gloves have proved effective in preventing transmission of many infectious diseases to health care workers. But for some workers, exposures to latex may result in skin rashes; hives, flushing; itching; nasal, eye, or sinus symptoms; asthma; and (rarely) shock. Reports of such allergic reactions to latex have increased in recent yearsespecially among health care workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Cover title.
  
  "NIOSH alert"--Cover.
  
  Shipping list no.: 97-0285-P.
  
  "June 1997"--T.p. verso.
  
  "Principal contributors to this Alert were R.E. Biagini, S. Deitchman, E.J. Esswein, J. Fedan, J.P. Flesch, P.K. Hodgins, T.K. Hodous, R.D. Hull, W.R. Jarvis, D.M. Lewis, J.A. Lipscomb, B.D. Lushniak, M.L. Pearson, E.L. Petsonk, L. Pinkerton, P.D. Siegal, W.G. Wippel, and K.A. Worthington." - p. 8
  
  Also availalbe via the World Wide Web.
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-11).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Chemistry Delivery Of Health Care Health Personnel Hypersensitivity Irritants Laboratories Latex Latex Hypersensitivity Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Rubber Safety Skin Skin Diseases Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Occupational-diseases; Occupational-health; Lung-disease; Work-environment; Occupational-exposure; Respiratory-system-disorders; Pulmonary-system-disorders; Bronchial-asthma; Employee-exposure; Occupational-respiratory-disease; Health-care; Surveillance-programs; Lung-irritants; Medical-care; Airway-resistance; Chemical-properties; Allergic-dermatitis; Allergic-reactions; Irritants; Natural-products; Rubber-workers; Physicians; Nurses; Laboratory-workers; Gloves; Personal-protective-equipment; Allergens; Allergic-dermatitis; Allergic-disorders; Allergic-reactions; Allergies
• Source:
  SENSOR Occup Lung Dis Bull 1997 Aug; :1-2
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Alert
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042761
• Contact Point Address:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, 250 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:20a19f2d6216bfcac25fd2f4f39e1dcb5a25e0e492fab27600ee78e355e259d936613b246480e3c6cde6a8047cb611b881f94505081ef4405d69dd486fce79b2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11127/cdc_11127_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 854.96 KB ]