Work-Related Asthma in Washington State, 2009–2013

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson NJ ; Bonauto DK ; Martin E ; Reeb-Whitaker CK
• Description:
  Work-related asthma continues to be a widespread public health problem in Washington State. Trends for industries having the greatest burden of work related asthma and the predominant agents causing work related asthma can be used to prioritize prevention efforts. Industries with the most workers reporting WRA in the surveillance system were: Health Care & Social Assistance; Manufacturing; Public Administration; Educational Services; and Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services. Washington State continues to have more cases of asthma caused by Plant Materials compared to other States conducting occupational asthma surveillance. Additionally, Cleaning Materials as well as the broader category 'Miscellaneous Chemicals & Materials, Referenced by Use', Mineral Dust, and Pyrolysis Products (smoke/exhaust) are all common source agents reported by WA workers. Surveillance data can also be used by clinicians involved in asthma management to recognize the range of industries and occupations reporting WRA, and to consider the importance of employment history and the impact of possible workplace exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Education Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Chemical Hazards Health Care Workers Manufacturing Occupational Asthma Occupational Exposure Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Irritants Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-27
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060709
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 75-12-2015, 2015 May; :1-27
• Contact Point Address:
  Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related asthma in Washington State, 2009-2013
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bc827822f2d00f8498e02281d7c433804b1187cd55b44c05616439adbf5e86263f5f0568fd09b8b289f4b0b5225efcf04364bccc9f6911909beac524d2fdfd25
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224540/cdc_224540_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 989.61 KB ]