Download or read book Occupational Exposure Databases written by Working Group on Exposure Registers in Europe and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1. Introduction - 2. Workplace exposure measurements - 3. Exposurre information - 4. Codification of core information.

Download or read book Occupational Exposure Databases written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Review of the Department of Labor s Site Exposure Matrix Database written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-14 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, the United States continued to build nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War. Thousands of people mined and milled uranium, conducted research on nuclear warfare, or worked in nuclear munitions factories around the country from the 1940s through the 1980s. Such work continues today, albeit to a smaller extent. The Department of Energy (DOE) is now responsible for overseeing those sites and facilities, many of which were, and continue to be, run by government contractors. The materials used at those sites were varied and ranged from the benign to the toxic and highly radioactive. Workers at DOE facilities often did not know the identity of the materials with which they worked and often were unaware of health risks related to their use. In many instances, the work was considered top secret, and employees were cautioned not to reveal any work-related information to family or others. Workers could be exposed to both radioactive and nonradioactive toxic substances for weeks or even years. Consequently, some of the workers have developed health problems and continue to have concerns about potential health effects of their exposures to occupational hazards during their employment in the nuclear weapons industry. In response to the concerns expressed by workers and their representatives, DOL asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review the SEM database and its use of a particular database, Haz-Map, as the source of its toxic substance-occupational disease links. Accordingly, this IOM consensus report reflects careful consideration of its charge by the committee, and describes the strengths and shortcomings of both. To complete its task, IOM formed an ad hoc committee of experts in occupational medicine, toxicology, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, public health, and biostatistics to conduct an 18-month study to review the scientific rigor of the SEM database. The committee held two public meetings at which it heard from DOL Division of Energy Employee Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) representatives, the DOL contractor that developed the SEM database, the developer of the Haz-Map database, DOE worker advocacy groups, and several individual workers. The committee also submitted written questions to DOL to seek clarification of specific issues and received written responses from DEEOIC. The committee's report considers both the strengths and weaknesses of the SEM and the Haz-Map databases, recognizing that the latter was developed first and for a different purpose. The committee then discusses its findings and recommends improvements that could be made in both databases with a focus on enhancing the usability of SEM for both DOL claims examiners and for former DOE workers and their representatives. Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix Database summarizes the committee's findings.

Download or read book Databases on Measures to Prevent Occupational Exposure written by Paulus Hendricus Johannes Josephus Swuste and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Databases on Measures to Prevent Occupational Exposure written by Paul Swuste and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Occupational Exposure Databases written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Occupational Exposure Databases and Their Application for the Next Millennium written by J. Thomas Pierce and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational Exposures written by William H. Bullock and published by AIHA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the Conference on Occupational Exposure Databases written by Greg Rawls and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Databases Om Measures to Prevent Occupational Exposure written by Paul Swuste and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Analysis and Interpretation of Occupational Exposure Monitoring Data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration s Integrated Management Information System IMIS and OSHA Information System OIS 1979 2015 written by Taylor Morgan Shockey and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Occupational exposure to airborne chemical agents is a concern for thousands of workers in the United States. Regulatory limits determine the level at which workers may be exposed to chemical agents, and exposure over these limits may indicate a risk for health hazards. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate exposure to specific airborne chemical agents by industry group, by occupation group, and over time using occupational exposure monitoring data in order to determine potential groups of workers that should be targeted for intervention and future research. In addition, this study used an auto-coding program in order to code the free text job descriptions to standardized occupation codes for the first time, as only industry was provided as a standardized code within the applied dataset. Methods: The study employed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) and Occupational Safety and Health Information System (OIS) databases to evaluate personal air monitoring samples taken from 1979 through 2015. The OSHA IMIS/OIS is the largest occupational exposure database in the United States. Analyses were conducted in SAS. Exceedance fractions over an agent’s threshold limit value (TLV) or permissible exposure limit (PEL) were calculated through frequency analyses and linear regression was used to determine changes in geometric mean of exposure level over time. Statistical procedures included using logistic regression and mixed-model analyses to obtain odds ratios for the likelihood of exposure over an agent’s TLV or PEL in comparison to other industry or occupation groups. The NIOSH Industry and Occupation Computerized Coding System (NIOCCS) version 3.0 was used to auto-code free text job descriptions into standardized occupation codes. Results: Examination of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene (BTEX) occupational exposure indicated that manufacturing industry groups including chemical and allied products, fabricated metals products, petroleum refining and related, and transportation equipment had large exceedance fractions over the agents’ respective PELs and/or TLVs. The exceedance fraction of benzene over the PEL and TLV decreased over the 35 year span. Analyses of trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PERC) found that several dry cleaning related industries, had significant adjusted odds ratios above 1.0 for exposure to PERC over the TLV in comparison to other industry groups. TCE exposure over the TLV was elevated among the fabricated metal products. Among the construction industry records which were coded to determine occupation, the welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers occupation group was found to have significant adjusted odds ratios over 1.0 for exposure above the TLV to lead (inorganic, fumes and dusts), iron oxide fume, and zinc oxide fume. Lead (inorganic, fumes and dusts) exposure was elevated above the TLV among the painters, construction and maintenance occupation group. Conclusions: The OSHA IMIS/OIS datasets were successfully used to identify potential industry groups, occupation groups, and patterns of exposure over time that might indicate hazardous exposure to airborne chemical agents. In addition to successful and novel application of the data, the study identified the need for inclusion of standardized occupation in occupational exposure monitoring datasets as well as the need for data standardization to improve data quality and usage.

Download or read book Exposure Registers in Europe written by P. Vinzents and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Conference on Occupational Exposure Databases written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Measurement Bias Associated with Compliance Monitoring in Occupational Exposure Databases written by Joseph B. Coble and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Occupational Exposure Database Symposium written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Occupational Exposure Sampling Strategy Manual written by Nelson A. Leidel and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Total Exposure Health written by Kirk A. Phillips and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the concept of "Total Exposure Health" and presents details on subject areas which make up the framework. It provides in-depth coverage of the science and technology supporting exposure and risk assessment. This includes advances in toxicology and the "-omics" as well as new techniques for exposure assessment. The book concludes with a discussion on bioethics implications, including ethical considerations related to genetic testing. ​ Discusses advances in exposure monitoring Presents a systems biology approach to human exposures Examines how overall well-being translates to worker productivity Considers the link between work-related risk factors and health conditions Covers the study of genomics in precision medicine and exposure science Explores bioethics in genomic studies Aimed at the exposure professionals (industrial hygienists, toxicologists, public health, environmental engineers), geneticists, molecular biologists, engineers and managers in the health and safety industry as well as professionals in the public administration field.