Follow up investigation of workers in synthetic fibre plants with humidifier disease and work related asthma.

Pal, Teake; Monchy, J. G. R. De; Groothoff, Johan W.; Post, Doeke

doi:10.1136/oem.56.6.403

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“…Twenty-four studies were included in the analysis . Seventeen studies were excluded due to insufficient data (31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40), ineligible outcome (41)(42)(43)(44) or study population (45)(46)(47). Eighteen eligible studies were found through manual search of the reference lists of the relevant reviews and the acquired original studies (48-65) and 3 publications through other searches (on capacity and work ability) during the whole project (66)(67)(68).…”

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Rehabilitation and work ability: A systematic literature review

Kuoppala

Lamminpää²

2008

J Rehabil Med

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Any type of rehabilitation may have an effect at an early stage of decreased work ability, being ineffective later on if applied as the only mode of rehabilitation. Where chronic disability is already present, multimodal medical rehabilitation needs to be combined with vocational rehabilitation in order to reduce absenteeism and disability pensions. It is essential that the workplace is integrated into rehabilitation.

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Rehabilitation and work ability: A systematic literature review

Kuoppala

Lamminpää²

2008

J Rehabil Med

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Clinical practice guidelines: Medical follow-up of patients with asthma—Adults and adolescents

Roche¹,

Morel²,

Martel³

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Respiratory Medicine

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Review of Respiratory Morbidity from Occupational Exposure to Oil Mists

Bukowski

2003

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

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The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) has recommended that the threshold limit value (TLV) for mineral oil mists be dramatically lowered, based on epidemiological evidence of respiratory health effects among machinists exposed to various metalworking fluid mists. A review of the literature regarding respiratory health effects from either metalworking or non-metalworking fluids suggest that machinists may have experienced slightly higher prevalence of common respiratory symptoms and mild and reversible cross-shift changes in some measures of pulmonary function. However, the inconsistency and potential for both random and systematic error in this body of literature argue against drawing definitive conclusions. There is also no substantive evidence that any of these effects led to permanent disease or impairment. The most likely causal agents for respiratory effects in these workers are microbial contaminants in water-based metalworking fluids, not straight mineral oils. This is consistent with the epidemic outbreaks of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, bronchitis, and asthma reported at some work sites using water-based metalworking fluids. This highlights the importance of frequent cleaning and fluid changes for metalworking fluid reservoirs, as part of a systematic approach to managing metalworking fluid aerosol exposures. A dramatic drop in the TLV for mineral oil mists would not resolve this problem.

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Follow up investigation of workers in synthetic fibre plants with humidifier disease and work related asthma.

Cited by 3 publications

References 38 publications

Rehabilitation and work ability: A systematic literature review

Rehabilitation and work ability: A systematic literature review

Clinical practice guidelines: Medical follow-up of patients with asthma—Adults and adolescents

Review of Respiratory Morbidity from Occupational Exposure to Oil Mists

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