Effects of occupational exposures and smoking on lung function in tile factory workers

Abstract

This study provides evidence that long-term exposure to dust in tile industry is related to lung function reduction. There was a suggestion of synergistic effect between dust exposure and smoking. Tile factories should consider measures to reduce dust exposure and arrange spirometry surveillance for workers with such exposure. Smoking cessation should be promoted to prevent harmful effects of occupational tile dust exposure.

Mechanisms of carbon nanotube-induced toxicity: Focus on oxidative stress

“…Some reports describing serious adverse effects of occupational exposure to ENMs have been published: These include several cases of rescue workers present at the World Trade Center in New York City after the tragic events of 9/11 (Aldrich et al, 2010; Gupta, 2011; NIOSH, 2011; Romano, 2011; Zeig-Owens et al, 2011), reports of occupational exposures to mixtures containing nanoparticles in factories in China and India (Jaakkola et al, 2011; Song et al, 2009), a case-report regarding a worker who inhaled an estimated gram of nickel nanoparticles over an approximate 90-minute period, and who died from adult respiratory distress syndrome (Phillips et al, 2010), the development of unusual pulmonary disease in workers exposed to silica nanoparticles (Song et al, 2011), and the development of toxic epidermal necrolysis-like dermatitis in a chemist exposed to high levels of intermediate or final products of dendrimers while performing dendrimer synthesis (Toyama et al, 2009). Finally, a recent occupational survey showed an association with mortality due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and to ischemic heart disease in a cohort of workers exposed to metalworking fluids containing a substantial amount of incidental nanoparticles (Eisen et al, 2011).…”

Risk Model of Air Pollution Exposure (NO2, SO2, TSP and Dust) and Smoking Habits To The Lung Function Of Bus Driver In Palembang City

“…The adverse effect of dust on lung function was more substantial in current smokers and suggested a synergism between smoking and tile dust exposure. 9 The lung capacity disorders most bus drivers in Palembang City had were caused by smoking habits with exposure to NO 2 , SO 2 , TSP, and PM 10 with an average length of exposure of 13 hours/day. Dust is among the strong risk factors for pulmonary dysfunction depending on both the level and duration of exposure.…”

Task distribution, work environment, and perceived health discomforts among Indian ceramic workers

“…Ceramic work is considered a hazardous occupation in many countries, not only India [Nag and Nag, ], but also Iran [Dehghan et al, ], Brazil [Melzer and Iguti, ], Thailand [Jaakkola et al, ], and Italy [Scarselli et al, ]. Ceramic workers are exposed to varied work hazards, such as presence of dust, fumes, hot working environment, physically strenuous work, non‐neutral work postures, long working hours and load lifting, which are associated with risk of various symptoms [Srivastava et al, ; Nag and Nag, ; Scarselli et al, ], including MSDs [Fernandes et al, ], and respiratory symptoms [Dehghan et al, ; Jaakkola et al, ], and occupational injuries [Nakata et al, ].…”

“…The work environment in ceramic and allied industries includes biomechanical risk factors, such as awkward postures and manual material handling [Choobineh et al, ; Koltan, ], extreme heat [Nag et al, ], noise [Prasher, ; Mostaghaci et al, ], and dust and fumes [Neghab et al, ]. These contribute to musculoskeletal symptoms [Melzer and Iguti, ; Sahu et al, ], respiratory problems [Jaakkola et al, ], cardiovascular risks [Mehrparvar et al, ] and psychological symptoms such as depression, contributing to pain, injury and ill health [Nahit et al, ; Schneider et al, ].…”