New electric-shock job exposure matrix

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• Personal Author:
  Bracken TD ; Kheifets L ; Silva M ; Vergara XP ; Yost M
• Description:
  Background: To evaluate a consistent association between jobs in ''electric'' occupations and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a comprehensive job exposure matrix (JEM) that includes electric shocks and magnetic fields (MF) is needed. Methods: We used incident electric shocks and electrocutions from two available data sources along with expert judgment to create a JEM that was integrated into an existing MF JEM. The final JEM contained ordinal electric-shock exposure assignments for 501 job titles. Results: Main occupational groups experiencing the electric shocks were precision production, craft, and repair occupations. Specific jobs with the highest proportion of shocks per 100,000 workers were: electrical apprentices (99.7), mechanic and repairer helpers (74.0), hoist and winch operators (63.3), and electrical power installers (52.4). Examples of job titles with low electric-shock exposures were administrative support occupations, data-key entry operators, and waiters and waitresses. Conclusions: Combining publicly available data with an expert panel is a viable method to construct an electric-shock MF JEM. This JEM will allow an evaluation of association between electric shocks and neurodegenerative diseases. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electric Injuries Electricity Electromagnetic Phenomena Environmental Monitoring Magnetic Fields Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Electric Shocks Electric-properties Electrical-hazards Electrical-properties Electrical-shock Electrical-workers Electrocutions Electromagnetic-fields Employee-exposure Employee-health Expert Panel Assessment Exposure-assessment Job-analysis Job Exposure Matrix Magnetic-fields Muscle-tissue Muscular-atrophy Muscular-disorders Neuromuscular-function Neuromuscular-system-disorders Occupations Work-analysis Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  232-240
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040360
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2012 Mar; 55(3):232-240
• Contact Point Address:
  Ximena P.Vergara, MPH, 3420 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304
• Email:
  xvergara@ucla.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f7688f30e993b0dee2ac7fac5224cc543fa56894fb8cea405563b13f211facfffd7f96ff9c28480a179b96b356155ff1a3fc4e8bc535c7eaa4266db4136f5df9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193264/cdc_193264_DS1.pdf
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