Evolution of a state occupational lead exposure registry: 1986-1996

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• Personal Author:
  Gerwel B ; O'Leary K ; Pearson M ; Ramaprasad R ; Roche LM ; Stanbury, Martha ; Valiante D
• Description:
  In the first 11 full years of operation (January 1, 1986, through December 31, 1996) of an adult lead registry in New Jersey, 23,456 reports of occupational lead toxicity (blood lead level = 1.21 µmol/L) in 4,011 workers, involving 496 workplaces, were received. The majority of the reports and workers were from the manufacturing and construction industries. Over the 11 years, the annual numbers of reports and workers declined, although the annual numbers of involved workplaces remained stable, as did the number of newly identified workers and workplaces. The decline occurred primarily in the manufacturing industry; the construction industry experienced an increase in reports and reported workers. For all years combined, 36% of reported workers had at least one blood lead level equal to or greater than 1.93 µmol/L, although in the most recent years the percentage dropped overall and in both the manufacturing and construction industries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hematologic Tests Metals, Heavy Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Biological-monitoring Blood-analysis Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Heavy-metals Information-retrieval-systems Information-systems Occupational-exposure Occupational-health-programs Surveillance-programs
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045442
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 1998 Dec; 40(12):1127-1133
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d1de19ad47a90ac4d676bae17abbb1c96de87325b24e9063f422951f0f3923d321a78e4e7bbd6aa0e0658c8d82f30b11b14dc2d81bcbbb6dff65bedce296cbac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200862/cdc_200862_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.70 MB ]