Risks of a lifetime in construction. Part II: chronic occupational diseases

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• Personal Author:
  Bingham E ; Dement, John M. ; Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Quinn PS ; Ringen K ; Welch L
• Description:
  Background: We developed working-life estimates of risk for dust-related occupational lung disease, COPD, and hearing loss based on the experience of the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program in order to (1) demonstrate the value of estimates of lifetime risk, and (2) make lifetime risk estimates for common conditions among construction workers. Methods: Estimates of lifetime risk were performed based on 12,742 radiographic evaluations, 12,679 spirometry tests, and 11,793 audiograms. Results: Over a 45-year working life, 16% of construction workers developed COPD, 11% developed parenchymal radiological abnormality, and 73.8% developed hearing loss. The risk for occupationally related disease over a lifetime in a construction trade was 2-6 times greater than the risk in non-construction workers. Conclusions: When compared with estimates from annualized cross-sectional data, lifetime risk estimates are highly useful for risk expression, and should help to inform stakeholders in the construction industry as well as policy-makers about magnitudes of risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Men Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Transportation Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Lifetime Risk Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Contact With Objects/Equipment Exposure-limits Fall-protection Falls Fatalities Hazards Humans Injuries Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Nonfatal Injuries Overexertion Risk-factors Traumatic-injuries Work-environment Workers Working Lifespan

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044916
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 Nov; 57(11):1235-1245
• Contact Point Address:
  Patricia S. Quinn, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  pquinn@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3c9896e477b2d74e54bd509134eb917ffa3573385cd705a3d188d0388367f2d04a4a8ed0a954c2e11e0cffb3051ed499790a4d89211f307b475b19798e48e689
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200505/cdc_200505_DS1.pdf
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