Fiberglass dermatitis: clinical presentations, prevention, and treatment – a review of literatures

Camacho, Ivan D.; Rajabi‐Estarabadi, Ali; Eber, Ariel E.; Griggs, Jacob; Margaret, Sanchez I.; Nouri, Keyvan; Tosti, Antonella

doi:10.1111/ijd.14407

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“…One third of the non‐exposed blue‐collar workers handled fibreglass mats manually during a significant part of the work day. Glass fibres are well‐documented skin irritants 31 and this may have confounded our results towards the null.…”

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Occupational exposure to epoxy components and risk of dermatitis: A registry‐based follow‐up study of the wind turbine industry

Christiansen,

Kinnerup,

Carstensen

et al. 2023

Contact Dermatitis

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BackgroundAllergic contact allergy and dermatitis are frequently reported among epoxy‐exposed workers.ObjectivesTo determine the risk of dermatitis associated with epoxy exposure.MethodsWe followed 825 epoxy‐exposed and 1091 non‐exposed blue‐collar workers, and 493 white‐collar workers of a Danish wind turbine blade factory during 2017–2022 with linked data from national health registers on diagnoses, patch testing, or fillings of prescriptions for topical corticosteroids. Incidence rate ratios of dermatitis or a first‐time topical corticosteroid prescription were estimated with Poisson regression using non‐exposed blue‐collar workers as reference. We similarly estimated incidence rate ratios for the duration of epoxy exposure and current epoxy exposure.ResultsEpoxy‐exposed blue‐collar workers showed a dermatitis incidence rate of 2.1 per 100 000 person days, a two‐fold increased risk of dermatitis and a 20% increased risk of filling a prescription for topical corticosteroids. Incidence rate ratios were higher during early exposure and declined with further exposure for both outcomes. White‐collar workers had generally lower risks.ConclusionWe observed an increased risk of dermatitis following epoxy exposure confirming previous case reports and cross‐sectional studies emphasizing the need for intensified focus on preventive efforts for this group of workers.

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Occupational exposure to epoxy components and risk of dermatitis: A registry‐based follow‐up study of the wind turbine industry

Christiansen,

Kinnerup,

Carstensen

et al. 2023

Contact Dermatitis

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“…Reported clinical presentations include papules, vesicles, excoriations, erythema, lichenification, and desquamation, typically involving the hands, face, forearms, and skin folds. 4 Rare cases have been described as purpuric, urticarial, granuloma anulare, or erythema multiforme-like. 5 Sometimes, fibreglass has been spread through laundering of fibreglass-contaminated clothes.…”

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“…Fibreglass dermatitis may present with a variety of skin lesions, or no skin lesions. Reported clinical presentations include papules, vesicles, excoriations, erythema, lichenification, and desquamation, typically involving the hands, face, forearms, and skin folds . Rare cases have been described as purpuric, urticarial, granuloma anulare, or erythema multiforme‐like .…”

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Fibreglass dermatitis in a caravan manufacturer manifesting as prurigo nodularis

2019

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“…[13,14] (p. 65)"). Since particles of the glass fibres could also reach the lungs through breathing, they are suspected of causing respiratory irritation and even cancer [11,12,[15][16][17]. In Wikado the health risks concerning these severe diseases are highly unlikely since the amount of glass fibres exposed is minimal.…”

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Safety and Health Concerns for the Users of a Playground, Built with Reused Rotor Blades from a Dismantled Wind Turbine

Medici¹,

Dobbelsteen²,

Peck³

2020

Sustainability

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This paper analyses the user safety of a playground built out of reused blades from a dismantled wind turbine. Located in Rotterdam and designed by the Netherlands architecture firm Superuse Studios, the playground, called “Wikado”, represents an example of the circular economy applied to the built environment. With reused materials, Wikado represents a saving in resources and energy, when compared to a standard playground built with primary materials. Furthermore, the playground creates a unique design experience for its users, who can still recognise the original rotor blades following their transformation into slides, platforms, and tunnels. However, the safety of the playground could be questioned. This paper will analyse the materials and products used in the playground and their condition some years after opening. The analysis focuses on the risks of human health during the use of the playground. It considers the shape and the sharpness of the rotor blades, its components such as glass fibres and epoxy resin. As a result of the analysis, two risk analysis conceptual models help to assess the health concerns regarding the contact with the materials, and some yellow drops leaching from the rotor blades. This analysis informs the contemporary debate concerning the reuse of materials, and more generically, the circular economy applied to the built environment: whether it is recommended and safe to reuse materials for a different function from that which they were originally designed. This paper will explain that in the analysed case study, it can be safe to reuse materials for a different function, but only with the appropriate precautions.

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Fiberglass dermatitis: clinical presentations, prevention, and treatment – a review of literatures

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

Occupational exposure to epoxy components and risk of dermatitis: A registry‐based follow‐up study of the wind turbine industry

Occupational exposure to epoxy components and risk of dermatitis: A registry‐based follow‐up study of the wind turbine industry

Fibreglass dermatitis in a caravan manufacturer manifesting as prurigo nodularis

Safety and Health Concerns for the Users of a Playground, Built with Reused Rotor Blades from a Dismantled Wind Turbine

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