Varied exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic (CMR) chemicals in occupational settings in France

Havet, Nathalie; Pénot, Alexis; Morelle, Magali; Perrier, Lionel; Charbotel, Barbara; Fervers, Béatrice

doi:10.1007/s00420-016-1191-x

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“…CHSCT, mandatory bodies that govern employees’ health and safety protection in establishments with 50 or more employees,22 does not appear to have a determining role in the implementation of collective protection. Havet et al 23 have demonstrated that the presence of CHSCT allowed the intensity of exposures to be significantly reduced. This result can be attributed to their role in applying the regulations (eg, compliance with short-term exposure limit) and of providing notification in regard to potential dangers, as opposed to having a defining role in the implementation of collective protection measures.…”

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Do regulations protect workers from occupational exposures to carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR) agents in France?

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“…On the other hand, the relevant gender segregation among different occupations and economic sectors is well-known, and significant differences in the distribution of occupational exposure patterns by gender have been detected [ 4 ]. A recent cross-sectional study suggests a number of factors influencing prevalence and level of exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic agents, gender included [ 5 ].…”

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Gender differences in occupational exposure to carcinogens among Italian workers

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BackgroundMany carcinogenic chemicals are still used or produced in several economic sectors. The aim of this study is to investigate differences in occupational exposure patterns to carcinogens by gender in Italy.MethodsInformation about the most common carcinogens recorded in the Italian occupational exposures database (SIREP) for the period 1996–2015 was retrieved. Descriptive statistics were calculated for exposure-related variables (carcinogenic agent, occupational group, economic activity sector, and workforce size). The chi-square(χ2) test was used to verify differences between genders, and logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between gender and risk of having higher exposure levels, after adjusting for age. Concurrent exposures to multiple carcinogens were investigated using the two-step cluster analysis.ResultsA total of 166,617 exposure measurements were selected for 40 different carcinogens. Exposed workers were only in a small proportion women (9%), and mostly aged 20–44 years (70%) in both genders. Women were more likely to be exposed than men to higher levels for several carcinogens even after correction for age at exposure, and the exposure level was significantly (p < 0.01) associated with occupation, economic sector and workforce size. The five main clusters of co-exposures identified in the entire dataset showed a differential distribution across economic sectors between genders.ConclusionsThe exposures to occupational carcinogens have distinguishing characteristics in women, that are explained in part by work and job segregation. Because of the presence of high-exposed groups of female workers in many industrial sectors, further research and prevention efforts are recommended.

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“…An Australian study by Safe Work Australia found that night workers had 1.5 times the odds of reporting co‐exposure to airborne and chemicals hazards than day workers . Similarly, a study in France found that night‐shift workers were more frequently exposed to at least one carcinogen, or mutagenic and reprotoxic chemical and had a higher exposure intensity compared to occupations without night‐shift work . A study in industrial plants in Poland where a night shift work system operates found co‐exposure to other occupational hazards among workers including carcinogens to be relatively common …”

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Variations in exposure to carcinogens among shift workers and non‐shift workers

El‐Zaemey

Carey

2019

American J Industrial Med

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Background: There is limited information on whether the prevalence of exposure to workplace carcinogens varies among shift workers and non-shift workers.Methods: This analysis used data from the Australian Work Exposures Study-Cancer, a telephone survey which examined exposure to carcinogens in the workplace. Workers were classified as shift workers if they indicated that their usual roster ever included work between the hours of midnight and 5 am. Modified Poisson regression was used to estimate the adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) and 95% confidence internals (CIs). Results:Among the 5425 workers, 6.88% reported being exposed to shift work.Overall, shift workers were more likely to be exposed to any carcinogen (aPR = 1.16; 95% 1.06-1.26) and to specific carcinogens such as asbestos (aPR = 1.93; 95% 1.33-2.83) than non-shift workers. Conclusions:Our study shows that there are differences in exposure to carcinogenic agents among shift and non-shift workers, and so there is a need for prevention programs in order to reduce these discrepancies. K E Y W O R D Scarcinogens, prevalence, shiftwork

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Varied exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic (CMR) chemicals in occupational settings in France

Abstract: Our results point out disparities in CMR exposure and identify high-priority targets for prevention measures to help reducing social health discrepancies.

Cited by 28 publications

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Do regulations protect workers from occupational exposures to carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR) agents in France?

Do regulations protect workers from occupational exposures to carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR) agents in France?

Gender differences in occupational exposure to carcinogens among Italian workers

Variations in exposure to carcinogens among shift workers and non‐shift workers

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