Characterization of the Selective Recording of Workplace Exposure Measurements into OSHA's IMIS Databank.

ABSTRACT: Objectives:The Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) is the largest multi-industry source of exposure results available in North America. In 2010, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the Chemical Exposure Health Data (CEHD) that contains analytical results of samples collected by OSHA inspectors. However, the two databanks only partially overlap, raising suspicion of bias in IMIS data. We investigated the factors associated with selective recording of CEHD results into the IMIS databank. Methods:This analysis was based on personal exposure measurements of 24 agents from 1984 to 2009. The association between nine variables (level of exposure coded as detected versus non-detected (ND), whether a sampling result was part of a panel of chemicals, duratio

SUBMITTER: Sarazin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6354673 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature