Screening for occupational health hazards in the rubber industry. Part II: health hazards in the curing department.

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• Personal Author:
  Monson RR ; Peters, John M. ; Weeks, James L.
• Description:
  Possible health hazards among curing department workers in a tire manufacturing factory were assessed by multiphasic health testing, combined with industrial hygiene measurements of workplace exposure. Ventilatory function tests, chest X-ray, and standard blood and urine tests were performed on 62 white male workers who had worked in the curing department longer than in any other department and on a comparison group of 280 white males who had never worked in any department with exposure to higher than background concentrations of respirable particulates. The ratio of positive screens was computed and compared to the expected number computed indirectly and adjusted for age and smoking habits. Worker exposure to respirable particulates also was measured during each of three shifts in each of three curing areas. Employment in the curing department was associated with a higher than expected incidence of shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheeze, loss of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV-1) and forced vital capacity (FVC), decline of the ratio of FEV-1 to FVC, and tingling and numbness in the extremities. These associations were more pronounced as duration of employment in the curing department increased. The authors conclude that multiphasic health testing, combined with measurements of workplace exposure, is useful in identifying possible health hazards among curing department workers in tire manufacturing factories. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Health Hazard Detection Chemical Industry Workers Health Surveys Industrial Hygiene Medical Monitoring Medical Screening Multiphasic Health Testing Occupational Medicine Occupational Morbidity Among Curing Workers Rubber Industry Screening Methods

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  143-151
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00121506
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1981 Feb; 2(2):143-151
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Richard R. Monson, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19770930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  19940630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184525/cdc_184525_DS1.pdf
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