Occupational exposure to carcinogens in Australian road transport workers
Si, Si; Carey, Renee; Reid, Alison; Peters, Susan; Glass, Deborah D; Driscoll, Timothy; Darcey, Ellie; Fritschi, Lin
(2016) American Journal of Industrial Medicine, volume 59, issue 1, pp. 31 - 41
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Road transport workers (RTWs) are at high risk of exposure to several occupational carcinogens. However, there are gaps in knowledge regarding the extent and the circumstances of exposure. As a sub-study of the Australian Work Exposures Study, this study investigated the prevalence of occupational exposure in Australian RTWs. METHODS:
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A random sample of Australian working population was invited to a telephone interview regarding their current jobs. An automated expert-assessment procedure was applied to self-reported job-related tasks using a web-based application. 162 RTWs were included in this study. RESULTS: RTWs were exposed to diesel exhaust (97%), solar ultraviolet radiation (78%), environmental tobacco smoke (55%), benzene (29%), silica (15%), and asbestos (10%) at work. Besides driving on roads, vehicle maintenance-related tasks were the major source of carcinogen exposures among RTWs. DISCUSSION: Most RTWs are exposed to at least one carcinogen at work. We have identified tasks where the use of control measures could potentially reduce exposures.
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Keywords: Adolescent, Adult, Asbestos, Australia, Automobile Driving, Benzene, Carcinogens, Environmental, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Vehicles, Occupational Exposure, Occupations, Silicon Dioxide, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Ultraviolet Rays, Vehicle Emissions, Young Adult, exposure prevalence, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, road transport workers
ISSN: 0271-3586
Publisher: Wiley-Liss Inc.
Note: © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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