2008
Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: III. A Personal Exposure Algorithm
Liu Y, Stowe MH, Bello D, Sparer J, Gore RJ, Cullen MR, Redlich CA, Woskie SR. Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: III. A Personal Exposure Algorithm. Annals Of Work Exposures And Health 2008, 53: 33-40. PMID: 19011126, PMCID: PMC2638551, DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal protective equipmentSkin exposureExposure metricsAuto body shop workersExposure indexUse of PPEExposure-response relationshipJob title categoriesAuto Body RepairIsocyanate asthmaExposure algorithmSemiquantitative algorithmSkin areasProtective equipmentSuch exposureExposure dataSpearman correlationShop workersExposure indicatorsOffice workersPositive Spearman correlationAuto body shopsExposureTask-based dataWork diaries
2006
Skin Exposure to Isocyanates: Reasons for Concern
Bello D, Herrick CA, Smith TJ, Woskie SR, Streicher RP, Cullen MR, Liu Y, Redlich CA. Skin Exposure to Isocyanates: Reasons for Concern. Environmental Health Perspectives 2006, 115: 328-335. PMID: 17431479, PMCID: PMC1849909, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9557.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSkin exposureIsocyanate asthmaSuch exposureAsthma-like responsesSubsequent inhalation challengeOccupational SafetyPersonal protective equipmentInhalation challengeOccupational asthmaSystemic sensitizationAsthmaInhalation exposureHealth AdministrationComputerized searchRespiratory exposureRelevant articlesProtective equipmentHuman literatureSkin absorptionSensitizationGoogle databasesNational InstituteLines of evidencePotential roleSufficient evidence
2000
Qualitative assessment of isocyanate skin exposure in auto body shops: A pilot study
Liu Y, Sparer J, Woskie S, Cullen M, Chung J, Holm C, Redlich C. Qualitative assessment of isocyanate skin exposure in auto body shops: A pilot study. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2000, 37: 265-274. PMID: 10642416, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(200003)37:3<265::aid-ajim4>3.0.co;2-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin exposurePersonal protective equipmentRespiratory sensitizationAuto body shopsLatex glovesProtective equipmentImportant risk factorEnvironmental surfacesRisk factorsAnimal studiesPilot studySkin protectionWorkers' skinAsthmaFrequent contactExposureSensitizationPotential relationshipSkin surfaceSkinGlovesFurther researchQualitative assessmentQualitative detectionPainting sessions