| Document ID (ISN) | 78725 |
| CIS number |
02-668 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Minamoto K., Nagano M., Inaoka T., Kitano T., Ushijima K., Fukuda Y., Futatsuka M. |
| Title |
Skin problems among fiber-glass reinforced plastics factory workers in Japan |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2002, Vol.40, No.1, p.42-50. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
Skin problems of 148 manual workers from 11 fibre-glass reinforced plastics (FRP) factories were studied by means of a questionnaire and a dermatological examination. 87 workers (58.8%) reported having skin problems (mainly itching or dermatitis) since starting work in FRP manufacturing and 25 workers had consulted a physician for skin problems. One worker was forced to take sick leave for severe dermatitis. A history of allergic diseases and shorter durations of employment in a FRP factory were associated with greater probability of having a history of work-related skin symptoms. Workers in factories where dust-generating and lamination sites were located in different buildings were significantly less likely to have a history of skin problems than those in factories where the two sites were located in the same building. Of the 67 workers examined in summer and winter, close to double the prevalence of dermatitis was found in summer (23.3%) than winter (13.4%). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
glass fibre reinforced plastics; risk factors; skin diseases; small enterprises |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
unsaturated carboxylic acids; subjective assessment; Japan; medical examinations; dermatitis; questionnaire survey; allergies |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Skin diseases
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