Isocyanates and work-related asthma: Findings from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2008.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isocyanates remain a leading cause of work-related asthma (WRA).

Methods

Two independent data systems were analyzed for the period 1993-2008: (1) State-based WRA case surveillance data on persons with isocyanate-induced WRA from four states, and (2) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) isocyanate air sampling results.

Results

We identified 368 cases of isocyanate-induced WRA from 32 industries and 678 OSHA isocyanate air samples with detectable levels from 31 industries. Seventeen industries were unique to one or the other dataset.

Conclusion

Isocyanate-induced WRA continues to occur in a wide variety of industries. Two data systems uncovered industries with isocyanate exposures and/or i

SUBMITTER: Lefkowitz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4697263 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature