Occupational diseases in individuals exposed to metal working fluids

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• Personal Author:
  Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To examine the current occurrence of respiratory and skin disease in workers who do metal machining with metal working fluids (MWFs), a common work process in manufacturing. RECENT FINDINGS: A summary of the 27 recognized outbreaks of respiratory disease in workers exposed to MWFs was published. New studies have identified irritative symptoms among workers with low-level exposures. There were review articles discussing the content, measurement and control of microbial agents in MWFs. SUMMARY: The occurrence of work-related asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis appears to have diminished in the last 10 years. This is presumed to be secondary to lower air levels from the use of newer machining equipment, which are enclosed and have local ventilation as well as better control of microbial contaminants. However, clinicians need to be aware that at the minimum irritative symptoms of the upper respiratory tract are still being reported at these lower exposure levels and there remains the possibility of the development of asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Given the widespread use of MWFs in manufacturing facilities, clinicians need to consider the possibility that MWFs are the cause or are aggravating the respiratory and dermatologic conditions of their patients. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Immune System Lung Men Metals Metal Workers Microbiology Neoplasms Occupational Health Pathology Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Skin Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Bronchial-asthma Etiology Exposure-levels Humans Immunology Metal-compounds Metal-workers Metallic-compounds Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Skin-exposure Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1528-4050
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  131-136
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047467
• Citation:
  Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2015 Apr; 15(2):131-136
• Contact Point Address:
  Kenneth Rosenman, MD, FACE, FACPM, Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Michigan State University, 909 Fee Road, Room 117 West Fee, East Lansing, MI 48824
• Email:
  rosenman@msu.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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