Work tasks, chemical exposure and respiratory health in construction painting

Kaukiainen, Ari; Martikainen, Rami; Riala, Riitta; Reijula, Kari; Tammilehto, L.

doi:10.1002/ajim.20537

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“…At the same time these groups make up 90% of the employments (a subject can have more than one employment in a specific occupation) in the epoxy group and 64% in the diisocyanate group. There is, however, one cross-sectional study from Finland on construction painters, where asthma was related to both epoxy and polyurethane compounds, reflecting the methodological problem of concomitant use of products containing more than one asthma-inducing agent (Kaukiainen et al ., 2008). …”

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Occupational Exposure and New-onset Asthma in a Population-based Study in Northern Europe (RHINE)

Lillienberg

Andersson

Janson

et al. 2012

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene

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Objectives:In a large population-based study among adults in northern Europe the relation between occupational exposure and new-onset asthma was studied.Methods:The study comprised 13 284 subjects born between 1945 and 1973, who answered a questionnaire 1989–1992 and again 1999–2001. Asthma was defined as ‘Asthma diagnosed by a physician’ with reported year of diagnose. Hazard ratios (HR), for new-onset adult asthma during 1980–2000, were calculated using a modified job-exposure matrix as well as high-risk occupations in Cox regression models. The analyses were made separately for men and women and were also stratified for atopy.Results:During the observation period there were 429 subjects with new-onset asthma with an asthma incidence of 1.3 cases per 1000 person-years for men and 2.4 for women. A significant increase in new-onset asthma was seen for men exposed to plant-associated antigens (HR = 3.6; 95% CI [confidence interval] = 1.4–9.0), epoxy (HR = 2.4; 95% CI = 1.3–4.5), diisocyanates (HR = 2.1; 95% CI = 1.2–3.7) and accidental peak exposures to irritants (HR = 2.4; 95% CI = 1.3–4.7). Both men and women exposed to cleaning agents had an increased asthma risk. When stratifying for atopy an increased asthma risk were seen in non-atopic men exposed to acrylates (HR = 3.3; 95% CI = 1.4–7.5), epoxy compounds (HR = 3.6; 95% CI = 1.6–7.9), diisocyanates and accidental peak exposures to irritants (HR = 3.0; 95% CI = 1.2–7.2). Population attributable risk for occupational asthma was 14% for men and 7% for women.Conclusions:This population-based study showed that men exposed to epoxy, diisocyanates and acrylates had an increased risk of new-onset asthma. Non-atopics seemed to be at higher risk than atopics, except for exposure to high molecular weight agents. Increased asthma risks among cleaners, spray painters, plumbers, and hairdressers were confirmed.

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Occupational Exposure and New-onset Asthma in a Population-based Study in Northern Europe (RHINE)

Lillienberg

Andersson

Janson

et al. 2012

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene

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“…Construction jobs such as paving, bricklaying, and roofing may expose workers to bitumen and, previously, often coal‐tar fumes with genotoxic compounds (eg, PAHs) 22 . Hazardous chemical releases into the ambient air from products like paint, woodwork, and glues may occur frequently in construction‐related settings as well 23 . In addition, outdoor construction workers may regularly encounter high exposure levels of diesel exhaust from heavy machinery and ambient air pollution 24 .…”

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Full employment history of Danish firefighters potentially involving additional exposures, 1964‐2015

Pedersen

Petersen

Hansen

2020

American J Industrial Med

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Background This study aimed to demonstrate the possibility of using data on full employment history to describe occupational patterns of Danish firefighters that may indicate additional hazards encountered by these workers. Methods An established cohort of Danish full‐time and part‐time/volunteer firefighters was used in the study (N = 9952) as well as occupational history covering the period 1964‐2015, which was retrieved from a nationwide pension fund with compulsory membership. The most frequently held employments other than firefighting, together with temporal patterns of these employments, were explored in descriptive analyses. Results Besides working in the firefighter service, both full‐time and part‐time/volunteer firefighters had frequently been employed in the military and the police (55% and 38%) and more than 10% of both types of firefighters in a number of blue‐collar jobs, including construction‐related jobs (eg, masonry, joining, carpentry, insulation, and installation), laundry and dry cleaning, the auto industry, and rubber and plastic production. Part‐time/volunteer firefighters had more frequently been employed in the machine industry, fabricated metal production, the wood and furniture industry, and farming. Both types of firefighters were initially employed in other jobs before their employment in firefighting. Conclusion The cohort of Danish firefighters had frequently been working in other professions potentially exposing them to additional hazardous exposures, and occupational patterns varied by type of firefighter employment. Accounting for full employment history is, for that reason, considered essential when exploring associations between specific professions and health outcomes.

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“…The number of such painters was small (n ¼ 65) but their apparent increase in risk was the highest for any occupational group other than farmers; no further information on their exposures was available. In Finnish construction workers [11] current asthma or current cough/wheeze were significantly increased for outdoor, but not indoor, painting (asthma: OR (adjusted for age, smoking and atopy) 4.68, 95% CI 1.36-16.11; cough/ wheeze: OR 2.88, 95% CI 1.21-6.86), when compared to carpentry workers. There was a nearly three-fold risk of asthma for the painters who used WB paints daily, but no clear associations with respiratory symptoms except for cough or phlegm.…”

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Systematic review of the effects of domestic paints on asthma related symptoms in people with or without asthma

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Work tasks, chemical exposure and respiratory health in construction painting

Abstract: Special attention should be paid to work methods and personal protection, not only in outdoor painting, but also in all filling, plastering, and sanding tasks. The shift from epoxy/urethane and other solvent-based paints to water-based products should be further encouraged.

Cited by 30 publications

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Occupational Exposure and New-onset Asthma in a Population-based Study in Northern Europe (RHINE)

Occupational Exposure and New-onset Asthma in a Population-based Study in Northern Europe (RHINE)

Full employment history of Danish firefighters potentially involving additional exposures, 1964‐2015

Systematic review of the effects of domestic paints on asthma related symptoms in people with or without asthma

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