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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAutomobilesEnvironmental MonitoringHumansOccupational ExposurePolyurethanesSkinConceptsPersonal 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 diariesComparison of Task-Based Exposure Metrics for an Epidemiologic Study of Isocyanate Inhalation Exposures Among Autobody Shop Workers
Woskie SR, Bello D, Gore RJ, Stowe MH, Eisen EA, Liu Y, Sparer JA, Redlich CA, Cullen MR. Comparison of Task-Based Exposure Metrics for an Epidemiologic Study of Isocyanate Inhalation Exposures Among Autobody Shop Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Hygiene 2008, 5: 588-598. PMID: 18615291, DOI: 10.1080/15459620802275429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative exposure metricsOccupational exposure limitsEpidemiologic studiesExposure metricsRespirator useCross-week changesExposure-response analysisTime-weighted average exposureShop workersExposure assessmentPersonal daily exposureMagnitude of associationOccupational epidemiologic studiesWorkplace protection factorsQuantitative exposure assessmentTask-based exposure assessmentRespiratory functionInhalation exposureDaily exposureAverage exposureRisk estimatesExposure misclassificationQuantitative exposureSpearman correlationComparison of tasks