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Exposure to noise and ototoxic chemicals in the Australian workforce.
Lewkowski, Kate; Heyworth, Jane S; Li, Ian W; Williams, Warwick; McCausland, Kahlia; Gray, Corie; Ytterstad, Elinor; Glass, Deborah C; Fuente, Adrian; Si, Si; Florath, Ines; Fritschi, Lin.
Afiliação
  • Lewkowski K; School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Heyworth JS; School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Li IW; School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Williams W; National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • McCausland K; School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Gray C; School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Ytterstad E; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
  • Glass DC; Monash Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Fuente A; École d'orthophonie et d'audiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Si S; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Florath I; School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Fritschi L; School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Occup Environ Med ; 76(5): 341-348, 2019 05.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30683670
OBJECTIVE: To determine the current prevalence of exposure to workplace noise and ototoxic chemicals, including co-exposures. METHOD: A cross-sectional telephone survey of nearly 5000 Australian workers was conducted using the web-based application, OccIDEAS. Participants were asked about workplace tasks they performed and predefined algorithms automatically assessed worker's likelihood of exposure to 10 known ototoxic chemicals as well as estimated their full shift noise exposure level (LAeq,8h) of their most recent working day. Results were extrapolated to represent the Australian working population using a raked weighting technique. RESULTS: In the Australian workforce, 19.5% of men and 2.8% of women exceeded the recommended full shift noise limit of 85 dBA during their last working day. Men were more likely to be exposed to noise if they were younger, had trade qualifications and did not live in a major city. Men were more likely exposed to workplace ototoxic chemicals (57.3%) than women (25.3%). Over 80% of workers who exceeded the full shift noise limit were also exposed to at least one ototoxic chemical in their workplace. CONCLUSION: The results demonstrate that exposures to hazardous noise and ototoxic chemicals are widespread in Australian workplaces and co-exposure is common. Occupational exposure occurs predominantly for men and could explain some of the discrepancies in hearing loss prevalence between genders.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Exposição Ocupacional / Local de Trabalho / Ototoxicidade / Ruído Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Occup Environ Med Assunto da revista: MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Austrália

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Exposição Ocupacional / Local de Trabalho / Ototoxicidade / Ruído Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Occup Environ Med Assunto da revista: MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Austrália