| Document ID (ISN) | 68147 |
| CIS number |
96-2211 |
| ISBN(s) |
3-88383-384-3 |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
BIA-REPORT 7/95
|
| Author(s) |
Bauer H.D.
Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitssicherheit |
| Title |
Dust exposure years |
| Original title |
Staubjahre [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (HVBG), Alte Heerstrasse 111, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany, 1995. 129p. Illus. approx. 90 ref. |
| Abstract |
In determining if dust is responsible for a disease (e.g. chronic bronchitis or emphysema among coal miners), "dust exposure years" should be taken as a yardstick. The term "dust exposure year" is an expression of the cumulative dose of dust, taken as the product of the level and duration of a particular person's exposure to dust. One year is taken to be 220 shifts, so if more than 220 shifts are worked per year, a factor of >1 is used in the calculation. The relevant data for calculating dust exposure years may be obtained from the documents detailing "proof of work and dust exposure" which all operations in Germany are required to keep and update monthly in accordance with mining authority regulations. This report details a method for determining dust exposure years for workers. Summaries in German, English, French and Spanish. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
epidemiology; hazard evaluation; mathematical models; occupational health survey; length of exposure; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; mathematical analysis; job-exposure relation; occupation disease relation |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Epidemiology
Risk evaluation
Exposure evaluation
|
