Medical Surveillance Practices of Blue Collar and White Collar Hazardous Waste Workers

Details

• Personal Author:
  Abatemarco DJ ; Delnevo CD ; Gotsch AR ; Rosen M ; Weidner BL
• Description:
  Given the occupational risks of hazardous waste workers, this study was conducted to explore possible differences in medical surveillance practices among blue and white collar workers. Demographic and medical surveillance data were collected from 636 white collar and 206 blue collar trainees, enrolled in health and safety training courses. Overall, 4.5% of the trainees reported being ill or injured because of hazardous substances. Significant differences (P< .0001) were noted between groups; blue collar trainees were more likely to have been ill or injured. Differences also existed for medical surveillance enrollment; 32% of the white collar trainees report enrollment compared to 19% of the blue collar trainees (P = .004). This study indicates that blue collar trainees are more likely to be injured and less likely to be enrolled in medical surveillance programs. Issues of illness and injury, as well as medical surveillance enrollment, must be addressed; ensuring that all workers receive medical surveillance needed to prevent occupational illness in the hazardous waste field. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Hazardous Waste Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Hazardous Materials Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste Cleanup Injuries Occupational Exposure Surveillance Programs
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059930
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 1995 May; 37(5):578-582
• Contact Point Address:
  Diane Abatemarco, MSW, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-UMDNJ/EOHSI, 681 Frelinghuysen Road, Room 236, P.O. Box 1179, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1179
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19920701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  19970630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2c81f5ed35e2d04866761d42715a583761c2d138a35c183c1b343779445a315fa69c1ae0fe2f3af210560d2d2491a70b6ef900c0350bdb719c1f3a961d52eb35
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223983/cdc_223983_DS1.pdf
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