Document ID (ISN) | 62262 |
CIS number |
94-951 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
Year |
1993 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Macaluso M., Delzell E., Rose V., Perkins J., Oestenstad K. |
Title |
Inter-rater agreement in the assessment of solvent exposure at a car assembly plant |
Bibliographic information |
July 1993, Vol.54, No.7, p.351-359. Illus. 40 ref. |
Abstract |
This study investigated the feasibility and the reproducibility of a retrospective assessment of solvent exposure in the painting operations of a car assembly plant. Five industrial hygienists (the raters) reviewed summary documents on plant operations and solvent exposure levels, developed from plant records and interviews. Inter-rater agreement was evaluated by computing the percent concordance index and the intra-class correlation coefficient (r1). There was discordance among raters, a large proportion of which pertained to low exposure levels (1-5ppm). Inter-rater agreement was good for cumulative exposure scores computed for frequent exposures. |
Descriptors (primary) |
painting; motor vehicle industry; exposure evaluation; organic solvents |
Descriptors (secondary) |
chemical products; statistical evaluation; exposure records |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Exposure evaluation Motor vehicle manufacturing industry Surface treatment
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