Effects of a Preventive Message in the Organizational Context: Occupational Latex Allergy in Hospitals

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• Personal Author:
  Lachenmayr S ; Lewis MJ ; Lum M ; Maxfield, Andrew M. ; Tisdale JA
• Description:
  This study was conducted by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in conjunction with NIOSH. The impetus behind this study was twofold. First, the study was intended to identify, or at least clarify, what hospitals are doing in terms of reducing the risks of latex allergy to employees. Second, the study was intended to determine whether the NIOSH Alert on Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex had any effects and under what conditions. For hospitals, the most effective way to reduce the risk of latex allergy to workers lies in the adoption of particular administrative controls or policies. The Alert makes several recommendations, including that health care workers use powder-free reduced protein latex gloves rather than powdered latex gloves (Heilman et al., 1996). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hospitals Hypersensitivity Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Allergens Allergic-reactions Author Keywords: Latex Allergy Behavior-patterns Employee-exposure Employee-health Employees Evaluation Gloves Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Health Communication Hospital-equipment Hospitals Occupational-exposure Occupational Health And Safety Organizational Change Safety-measures Work-environment Work Environment

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  125-127
• Volume:
  36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000851
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1999 Sep; 36(S1):125-127
• Contact Point Address:
  Andrew M. Maxfield, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Office of Health Communications, Room 733G, 200 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20201
• Email:
  aqm6@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• 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:f01cb80928ad1555f8bd936d872718fe9c52c61df0708980f620afcbb34adc01e6b0e46c59b9d8c1c9c1d299f94db774e34995e848dea4ae5024fe892c59ab7b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198220/cdc_198220_DS1.pdf
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