| ID (ISN) del documento | 111013 |
| Número CIS |
10-0553 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Año |
2010 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Bailey R.L., Thomas C.A., Deubner D.C., Kent M.S., Kreiss K., Schuler C.R. |
| Título |
Evaluation of a preventive program to reduce sensitization at a beryllium metal, oxide, and alloy production plant |
| Información bibliográfica |
May 2010, Vol.52, No.5, p.505-512. 17 ref. |
| Resumen |
This study evaluated a workplace preventive programme's effectiveness, emphasizing skin and respiratory protection, workplace cleanliness and beryllium migration control in lowering beryllium sensitization. Sensitization prevalence and incidence rates were compared for workers hired before and after the programme using available cross sectional and longitudinal surveillance data. Sensitization prevalence was 8.9% for the pre-programme group and 2.1% for the programme group. The sensitization incidence rate was 3.7/1000 person-months for the pre-programme group and 1.7/1000 person-months for the programme group. After making adjustments for potential selection and information bias, sensitization prevalence for the pre-programme group was 3.8 times higher than for the programme group. The sensitization incidence rate ratio comparing the pre-programme group to the programme group was 1.6. It is concluded that the preventive programme reduced the prevalence of but did not eliminate beryllium sensitization. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
berilio y compuestos; sensibilización; organización de la higiene en la empresa; programas de higiene |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
valoración del programa; sistemas de ventilación; orden y propiedad; respiradores; protección de la piel; limitación de la exposición; tasas de frecuencia |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Metalworking industry
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