A Conceptual Model for Take-Home Workplace Exposures

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• Personal Author:
  Burstyn I ; Jones RM
• Description:
  The boundary between occupational and environmental exposures is often artificial, as occupational hazards can readily escape the workplace. One way that this occurs is when workers "take-home" occupational hazards, exposing family members. While take-home exposures have long been recognized, there is no comprehensive framework describing the pathways by which workers bring home workplace hazards. In this article, we provide such a conceptual model that includes three pathways for take-home exposures: external contamination, internal dose, and behavior change of workers. This conceptual model should help to describe the problems of take-home exposures more comprehensively in future research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Family Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical Models Analytical Processes Author Keywords: Behavior Change Behavior Patterns Conceptual Model Employee Exposure Environmental Contamination Environmental Exposure Environmental Hazards Families Hazardous Materials Models Occupational Exposure Occupational Hazards Occupational Psychology Para-occupational Psychological Stress Psychosocial Factors Take-home Exposures Take-home Toxins

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• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051402
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2018 Jan; 15(1):D8-D11
• Contact Point Address:
  Rachael Jones, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2121 W. Taylor St. MC/922, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  rjones25@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0d99191f4909adbe92408fa923d0c34c3cb4ea241dbecd01b055eff2a4b4d703e3986ee73d2eeac71f5fc5f6b9ec78c13d3235a33f6224bd0693000b68987cc2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211373/cdc_211373_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 752.42 KB ]