The Utility of Poison Control Center Data for Assessing Toxic Occupational Exposures Among Young Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Bresnitz, Eddy A. ; Rubenstein H
• Description:
  This study assessed the utility of Poison Control Center data for identifying and describing occupational toxic exposures to youth and the associated health outcomes of such exposures. The authors reviewed 1997 data from the American Association of Poison Control Center's Toxic Exposure Surveillance System for occupational exposures to persons 6 to 19 years old. In 1997, there were 3442 reported occupational exposure cases among 6 to 19-year-olds. Exposure cases included underage workers, exposure to multiple substances, continuous or repeated exposure to the offending substance, and exposures occuring in the home. Poison Control Centers provide unique and valuable information on toxic workplace exposures to youth. Child labor laws may be violated in many cases, and risks exist with respect to industrial work done in the home. Prospective studies with immediate follow-back are needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Demography Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Poisoning Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Children Demographic-characteristics Exposure-assessment Injuries Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Poison-control Poisons Statistical-analysis Work-analysis Work-performance Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  463-466
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027380
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2001 May; 43(5):463-466
• Contact Point Address:
  Harriet Rubenstein, MPH, JD, 626 Westview Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b9a75f99c4266aa9639a9366aed799ebaacba4575c0cf964d6c271210337fbd2b9a54967567e77d243e83fd8bae46e6ab90d624dc10c29b03494178281a169f0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197557/cdc_197557_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 118.18 KB ]