Possible health benefits from reducing occupational magnetic fields

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• Personal Author:
  Bowman, Joseph D. ; Park RM ; Ray TK
• Description:
  Background: Magnetic fields (MF) from AC electricity are a Possible Human Carcinogen, based on limited epidemiologic evidence from exposures far below occupational health limits. Methods: To help formulate government guidance on occupational MF, the cancer cases prevented and the monetary benefits accruing to society by reducing workplace exposures were determined. Life-table methods produced Disability Adjusted Life Years, which were converted to monetary values. Results: Adjusted for probabilities of causality, the expected increase in a worker's disability-free life are 0.04 year (2 weeks) from a 1 microtesla (microT) MF reduction in average worklife exposure, which is equivalent to $5,100/worker/microT in year 2010 U.S. dollars (95% confidence interval $1,000-$9,000/worker/mT). Where nine electrosteel workers had 13.8 microT exposures, for example, moving them to ambient MFs would provide $600,000 in benefits to society (uncertainty interval $0-$1,000,000). Conclusions: When combined with the costs of controls, this analysis provides guidance for precautionary recommendations for managing occupational MF exposures. Supporting information can be found at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/ajim.22129/asset/supinfo/ajim22129-sm-0001-SupData-S1.pdf?v=1&s=41a11fd80ea717686a610103db79f93269e1806b. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Carcinogens Electricity Electromagnetic Phenomena Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Longevity Magnetic Fields Neoplasms Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Radiation Risk Assessment Safety

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Risk Assessment Brain-tumors Brain Cancer Cancer DALY Disabled-workers Electric-power-transmission-lines Electromagnetic-energy Electromagnetic-fields Electromagnetic-radiation EMF Exposure-assessment Leukemia Leukemogenesis Lifespan Magnetic-fields Magnetic-properties Risk-analysis

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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:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042035
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Jul; 56(7):791-805
• Contact Point Address:
  Joseph Bowman, PhD, NIOSH, Mailstop R-5, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  jbowman@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9af33ae2610409ede36892e746a73e98b8495228a23d2e741173737a1a14e64412aab33046f80a03ea092ee4234d2e1415caa5ff31b04b75a5b3476fb93c2e6e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194406/cdc_194406_DS1.pdf
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