Surveillance for Occupational Asthma – Michigan and New Jersey, 1988- 1992

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• Alternative Title:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): CDC Surveillance Summaries, June 10, 1994/Vol.43/No. SS-1: Surveillance for Occupational Asthma – Michigan and New Jersey, 1988- 1992
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries
• Personal Author:
  Bang, Ki Moon ; Castellan, Robert M. ; Jajosky, Ruth A. ; Musgrave, Karl J. ; Ordin, Diana L. ; Reilly, Mary J. ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Schill, Donald P. ; Stanbury, Martha J. ; Trimbath, Linda S. ; Watt, Flint C.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Description:
  The results of initial 5 year projects conducted in the states of Michigan and New Jersey as part of the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks (SENSOR) Program established by the Center for Disease Control's NIOSH were reported. A total of 535 cases of occupational asthma and related conditions was identified in these two states from 1988 through 1992. Of these cases, 328 met the SENSOR surveillance case definition for occupational asthma, 128 were classified as possible occupational asthma, 42 as reactive airways dysfunction syndrome, and 37 as occupationally aggravated asthma. The industry with the largest proportion of cases in both states was manufacturing, particularly automotive manufacturing (Michigan) and chemical and allied product manufacturing (New Jersey). The most frequently reported asthma causing agents in both states were isocyanates followed by coolant/oil mists in Michigan and by aldehydes in New Jersey. Industrial hygiene follow-up studies found that the airborne concentrations of the suspect agents were generally below permissible exposure limits established by the OSHA. The authors conclude that the SENSOR Program has been effective in identifying previously unrecognized causes of occupational asthma and that interventions have resulted in improved protection for workers. A need for more comprehensive control of agents such as isocyanates was identified. The next phase of the SENSOR program was described. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Automobiles Epidemiology Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Automotive-industry Bronchial-asthma Chemical-manufacturing-industry Coolants NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Surveillance-programs
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, 1994; v. 43, no. 1, p.9-17 (11 pdf pages)
• Series:
  Surveillance Summaries: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1546-0738 (print) ; 1545-8636 (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; New Jersey ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  p.9-17 (11 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00232512
• Citation:
  MMWR Surveill Summ 1994 Jun; 43(SS-1):9-17
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19920930
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1953487c0707552b5ea326254b4dd992d2869eab2cdaff33e7f2111db410e51c7b6d4378c453efe1b50e3aa42ff1dbe087881b4509efb20bc6f13fab878e840e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/182977/cdc_182977_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 90.49 KB ]