| Lead poisoning in telephone cable strippers: a new setting for an old problem. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8876805 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Lead poisoning among workers processing lead sheathed telephone cable was identified at five worksites. High blood lead levels (BLLs) were identified during the medical evaluation of symptomatic workers following employer mandated air monitoring and through employer mandated blood lead levels. Once high BLLs were identified, governmental agencies became involved at every site, either as a result of worker complaints to OSHA or as a registry reporting mechanism. Workplace evaluation revealed significant overexposure to lead, particularly among workers mechanically stripping the lead sheaths. After intervention by a government agency, four of the workplaces chose to stop lead cable processing. Because the ongoing replacement of lead sheathed telephone cable with fiber optics may be continuing in many areas of the country, there is concern that the clusters we have identified represents a widespread and little recognized setting for lead overexposure. Recommendations for preventing overexposure to lead in this setting are given. |
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Authors:
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M B Lax; J P Keogh; N Jeffery; P K Henneberger; S Klitzman; D G Simon; J Joyce |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of industrial medicine Volume: 30 ISSN: 0271-3586 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Ind. Med. Publication Date: 1996 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-02-05 Completed Date: 1997-02-05 Revised Date: 2006-02-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8101110 Medline TA: Am J Ind Med Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 351-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Central New York Occupational Health Clinical Center, College of Medicine, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Syracuse, USA. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Conservation of Natural Resources
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methods* Environmental Monitoring Humans Lead / analysis Lead Poisoning / blood, epidemiology*, prevention & control Mid-Atlantic Region / epidemiology Occupational Diseases / blood, epidemiology*, prevention & control Occupational Exposure* Occupations* Safety Management Sentinel Surveillance* Space-Time Clustering |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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7439-92-1/Lead |
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