379. Use of Engineering Controls to Reduce Occupational Exposures During Indoor Superfund Site Remediation

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Decker ◽  
P. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Superfund Site ◽  
Site Remediation ◽  
Engineering Controls

scholarly journals Industrial Fungal Enzymes: An Occupational Allergen Perspective

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett J. Green ◽  
Donald H. Beezhold
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Fungal Enzymes ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Engineering Controls ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Ige Mediated

Occupational exposure to high-molecular-weight allergens is a risk factor for the development and pathogenesis of IgE-mediated respiratory disease. In some occupational environments, workers are at an increased risk of exposure to fungal enzymes used in industrial production. Fungal enzymes have been associated with adverse health effects in the work place, in particular in baking occupations. Exposure-response relationships have been demonstrated, and atopic workers directly handling fungal enzymes are at an increased risk for IgE-mediated disease and occupational asthma. The utilization of new and emerging fungal enzymes in industrial production will present new occupational exposures. The production of antibody-based immunoassays is necessary for the assessment of occupational exposure and the development of threshold limit values. Allergen avoidance strategies including personal protective equipment, engineering controls, protein encapsulation, and reduction of airborne enzyme concentrations are required to mitigate occupational exposure to fungal enzymes.

Optimisation of occupational exposures during site remediation at WISMU

Kerntechnik ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-179
Author(s):  
P. Schmidt ◽  
F. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Site Remediation
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