Asbestos-Related Diseases in Automobile Mechanics

Ameille, J.; Rosenberg, Nicole; Matrat, M.; Descatha, Alexis; Mompoint, D.; Hamzi, Lounis; Atassi, Catherine; Vasile, Manuela; Garnier, R.; Pairon, Jean‐Claude

doi:10.1093/annhyg/mer066

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“…Workers that conduct renovations and maintenance of buildings, including electricians [115116117], welders [118], plumbers [119], insulators [120], sheet metal workers [120121], building maintenance personnel [122], and seafarers [123], are examples of occupations in which these secondary exposures may occur. In other occupations, such as construction workers and auto mechanics, exposures occur because workers directly use ACPs [98100116122123124125126127]. It is important to highlight that such exposures can occur as the result of the manipulation of non-friable ACPs, something that has been extensively documented for auto mechanics, demonstrating that the encapsulation of the asbestos fibre in a matrix does not guarantee that exposure will not happen [6298].…”

Section: Asbestos-contaminated Communitiesmentioning

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Prevention of Asbestos Exposure in Latin America within a Global Public Health Perspective

Algranti

Ramos-Bonilla

Terracini

et al. 2019

Annals of Global Health

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Background: Asbestos consumption in Latin America (LA) amounts to 10% of yearly global production. Little is known about the impact of asbestos exposure in the region. Objective: To discuss scientific and socio-economic issues and conflicts of interest and to summarize epidemiological data of asbestos health effects in LA. Discussion: Recent data on chrysotile strengthened the evidence of its carcinogenicity and showed an excessive risk of lung cancer at cumulative exposure levels as low as 1.5 fibre-years/ml. Technology for substitution is available for all asbestos-containing products and ceasing asbestos production and manufacturing will not result in unemployment and loss of income, except for the mining industry. The flawed arguments used by the industry to maintain its market, both to the public and in courtrooms, strongly relies on the lack of local evidence of the ill effects and on the invisibility of asbestos-related diseases in LA, due to the limited number of studies and the exposed workers’ difficulty accessing health services. The few epidemiological studies available show clear evidence of clusters of mesothelioma in municipalities with a history of asbestos consumption and a forecasted rise in its incidence in Argentina and Brazil for the next decade. In Brazil, non-governmental organizations of asbestos workers were pivotal to counterbalance misinformation and inequities, ending recently in a Supreme Court decision backing an asbestos ban. In parallel, continuous efforts should be made to stimulate the growth of competent and ethical researchers to convey adequate information to the scientific community and to the general public.

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Section: Asbestos-contaminated Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevention of Asbestos Exposure in Latin America within a Global Public Health Perspective

Algranti

Ramos-Bonilla

Terracini

et al. 2019

Annals of Global Health

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“…Eisenhawer et al 17 reported a significant association between the duration of exposure to asbestos and the presence of PP, while Mastrangelo et al did not. 18 Similarly, in 2012, Ameille et al reported a non-significant effect of TSFE on the presence of PP, 19 while other studies reported the opposite. 17 18 Paris et al reported a significant association between TSFE and cumulative exposure to asbestos and the presence of PP.…”

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Relationships between asbestos exposure and pleural plaques: dose and time effects using fractional polynomials

Menant,

Benlala,

Thaon

et al. 2024

Occup Environ Med

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to confirm the relationship between several parameters of exposure to asbestos and pleural plaques (PP) using data from a large cohort of retired workers occupationally exposed to asbestos in France.MethodA large screening programme, including high-resolution CT (HRCT) examinations at inclusion and two other HRCT campaigns, was organised from 2003 to 2016 in four regions of France for voluntary, formerly asbestos-exposed workers. Exposure to asbestos has been evaluated by industrial hygienists based on the complete work history. The time since first exposure, the time since last exposure, Cumulative Exposure Index and maximum level of exposure to asbestos, were used in logistic regression using fractional polynomials to model the relationship with PP.ResultsThe study included 5392 subjects with at least one HRCT available. There was a significant non-linear effect of time since first exposure, time since last exposure and Cumulative Exposure Index to asbestos on the presence of PP. The risk of PP increased with increasing Cumulative Exposure Index to asbestos adjusted for time since first exposure, age and smoking status. Models also show that PP odds rise with increasing time since first exposure adjusted for cumulative index exposure, age and smoking status. PP odds decrease when time since last exposure increases.ConclusionThe study provides new data on the link between asbestos exposure and the presence of PP using fractional polynomials with non-linear relationships for time exposure parameters and asbestos exposure parameters.

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Incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with occupation, industry, and workplace exposures in the Health and Retirement Study

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Alarcon

2020

American J Industrial Med

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Background Chronic health effects from accumulated occupational exposures manifest as the workforce ages. The Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a panel survey of U.S. adults nearing/in retirement, allows assessment of associations among industry and occupation (I/O), workplace exposures, and incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods The study population comprised respondents from the 1992 HRS cohort employed in 1972 or later and not diagnosed with COPD as of initial interview. We examined associations with incident COPD through 2016 and: (1) broad and selected detailed I/O, (2) workplace exposures, and (3) exposures within I/O. Given the cohort's baseline age (50–62), we calculated subhazard ratios (SHRs) for COPD accounting for competing risk of death. Results SHRs for COPD were significantly elevated for several industries: mining; blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills; groceries and related products; and automotive repair shops. Occupations with significantly elevated SHRs were maids and housemen; farmworkers; vehicle/mobile equipment mechanics and repair workers; material moving equipment operators; and nonconstruction laborers. Significantly elevated COPD SHRs were observed for specific I/O‐exposure pairs: blast furnace/steelworks/rolling/finishing mills and asbestos; automotive repair shops and aerosol paints; farmworkers and pesticide exposures; and both material moving equipment operators and nonconstruction laborers exposed to dust and ash. Conclusions Certain jobs and occupational exposures are associated with increased risk for developing COPD in late preretirement and during retirement. Given the disability and economic costs of COPD, these findings support focusing exposure prevention and medical monitoring resources on groups of workers at increased risk.

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Asbestos-Related Diseases in Automobile Mechanics

Cited by 7 publications

References 33 publications

Prevention of Asbestos Exposure in Latin America within a Global Public Health Perspective

Prevention of Asbestos Exposure in Latin America within a Global Public Health Perspective

Relationships between asbestos exposure and pleural plaques: dose and time effects using fractional polynomials

Incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with occupation, industry, and workplace exposures in the Health and Retirement Study

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