Isocyanates and work-related asthma: findings from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2008

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• Personal Author:
  Davis, Letitia ; Filios, Margaret S. ; Fitzsimmons K ; Flattery J ; Harrison RJ ; Lefkowitz D ; Lumia, Margaret ; Pechter E ; Reilly MJ ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stephens AC ; Weinberg J ; White GE
• Description:
  Background: Isocyanates remain a leading cause of work-related asthma (WRA). Methods: Two independent data systems were analyzed for the period 1993-2008: (1) State-based WRA case surveillance data on persons with isocyanate-induced WRA from four states, and (2) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) isocyanate air sampling results. Results: We identified 368 cases of isocyanate-induced WRA from 32 industries and 678 OSHA isocyanate air samples with detectable levels from 31 industries. Seventeen industries were unique to one or the other dataset. Conclusion: Isocyanate-induced WRA continues to occur in a wide variety of industries. Two data systems uncovered industries with isocyanate exposures and/or illness. Improved control measures and standards, including medical surveillance, are needed. More emphasis is needed on task-specific guidance, spill clean-up procedures, skin and respiratory protection, and targeted medical monitoring to mitigate the hazards of isocyanate use. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Isocyanates Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Samples Author Keywords: Work-related Asthma Control Systems Industrial Exposures Medical Monitoring Occupational Disease Prevention Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Surveillance Respiratory System Disorders Surveillance Programs
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Massachusetts ; Michigan ; New Jersey ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046728
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Nov; 58(11):1138-1149
• Contact Point Address:
  Daniel Lefkowitz, PhD, MS, New Jersey Department of Health 135 East State St., P.O. Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369
• Email:
  Daniel.Lefkowitz@doh.state.nj.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:53f1f4a0a92eb039825acaa73758eb5514e761787cd0f13a47486abf6ff2cd9e6b1f92e8dcad4fbac4bbc7b2efbf2b26915e79c887379c33245eadc40bc70c22
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202063/cdc_202063_DS1.pdf
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