Interaction between smoking and occupational exposures.

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• Personal Author:
  Albright BE ; Casey GE ; French JG ; Howarth CI ; McKay WJ ; Stien HP
• Description:
  Interaction between smoking and occupational exposures is discussed. Ways in which smoking can compound occupational exposures are considered. The ability of tobacco products to serve as vectors by becoming contaminated and toxic agents is discussed. Polymer fume fever and its aggravation by smoking is reviewed. Chemical agents found in tobacco or the combustion of tobacco and chemicals found in the workplace are discussed. These include hydrogen-cyanide (74908), carbon-monoxide (630080), and methylene-chloride (75092). Synergistic effects between smoking and toxic substances found in the work environment are considered. Increased risk of lung cancer among asbestos workers who smoke is discussed. The additive effects of smoking and exposure to coal dust and cotton dust are reviewed. The observed higher accident rate for smokers is discussed. Possible interactions between smoking and exposure to cadmium (7440439), and chloromethyl-ether (542881) are noted. Trends in smoking habits and in morbidity and mortality rates in males and females and white collar and blue collar groups are examined. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biological Factors Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety Smoke Toxicology
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Toxicology; Physiological-response; Toxic-effects; Biological-effects; Exposure-levels; Smoke-inhalation; Biological-factors
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-50
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00133302
• Citation:
  NIOSH; :1-50
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Chloromethyl ether (CAS RN 542-88-1) ; Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Hydrogen cyanide (CAS RN 74-90-8)
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, 50 pages, 84 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241629/cdc_241629_DS1.pdf
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