Characterization of lead in US workplaces using data from OSHA's integrated management information system

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• Personal Author:
  Alarcon, Walter ; Henn SA ; Li J ; Shire JD ; Sussell, Aaron L. ; Tak S
• Description:
  Background: Lead hazards continue to be encountered in the workplace. OSHA's Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) is the largest available database containing sampling results in US workplaces. Methods: Personal airborne lead sampling results in IMIS were extracted for years 1979-2008. Descriptive analyses, geographical mapping, and regression modeling of results were performed. Results: Seventy-nine percent of lead samples were in the manufacturing sector. Lead sample results were highest in the construction sector (median = 0.03 mg/m3). NORA sector, year, OSHA region, number of employees at the worksite, federal/state OSHA plan, unionization, advance notification, and presence of an employee representative were statistically associated with having a lead sample result exceed the PEL. Conclusions: Lead concentrations within construction have been higher than any other industry. Lead hazards have been most prevalent in the north and northeastern US. IMIS data can be useful as a surveillance tool and for targeting prevention efforts toward hazardous industries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Construction Industry Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Lead Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-samples Airborne-particles Author Keywords: Lead Construction Construction-industry Exposure-limits Health-hazards IMIS Industrial-exposures Information-retrieval-systems Lead-compounds Mathematical-models OSHA Permissible-limits Sampling Statistical-analysis Surveillance Surveillance-programs Work-environment

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  356-365
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038237
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2011 May; 54(5):356-365
• Contact Point Address:
  Scott A. Henn, MS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, 4676Columbia Parkway, R-19, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  SHenn@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192010/cdc_192010_DS1.pdf
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