Reconstruction of the Korean Asbestos Job Exposure Matrix [PDF]
Safety and Health at Work, 2021 Background: A job-exposure matrix (JEM) is an important surrogate indicator to evaluate past exposure levels. Although a Korean asbestos JEM has been constructed previously, this JEM includes only a few industrial and occupational groups.
Dongmug Kang +6 more
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Job Exposure Matrix: Occupational Exposure Assessment to Carcinogenic Compounds
Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer, 2023 The Job Exposure Matrix (JEM) is a cross-tabulation of workplace and job title hazards and is an essential exposure assessment tool for epidemiological studies, cancer risk monitoring, cancer risk prevention, and cancer risk quantification in health ...
Zahra Moradpour +1 more
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Impact of Variability in Job Coding on Reliability in Exposure Estimates Obtained via a Job-Exposure Matrix. [PDF]
Ann Work Expo Health, 2022 Abstract Objectives The use of a job-exposure matrix (JEM) to assess exposure to potential health hazards in occupational epidemiological studies requires coding each participant’s job history to a standard occupation and/or industry classification system recognized by the JEM.
Rémen T +3 more
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Occupational Exposure to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke: Development of a Job Exposure Matrix. [PDF]
Ann Work Expo Health, 2021 Abstract Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) in the workplace has been largely controlled in most workplaces in many countries that have adopted smoke-free laws and regulations. Workers in offices, bars, restaurants, and many other settings have experienced substantial reductions in the frequency and intensity of their exposure ...
Dobson R, Demou E, Semple S.
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Associations between an international COVID-19 job exposure matrix and SARS-CoV-2 infection among 2 million workers in Denmark [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2023 OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the associations between the Danish version of a job exposure matrix for COVID-19 (COVID-19-JEM) and Danish register-based SARS-CoV-2 infection information across three waves of the pandemic.
Sophie van der Feltz +13 more
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Using the COVID-19 Job Exposure Matrix for Essential Workplace Preparedness. [PDF]
J Occup Environ Med, 2022 No abstract ...
Descatha A +3 more
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Exposure to heat at work: development of a quantitative European job exposure matrix (heat JEM) [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & HealthOBJECTIVE: With climate change exacerbating occupational heat stress, objective and systematic exposure assessment is essential for epidemiological studies.
Tosca OE de Crom +15 more
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Development of a Job-Exposure Matrix for Ultrafine Particle Exposure: The MatPUF JEM. [PDF]
Ann Work Expo Health, 2021 Abstract Objective Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are generated from common work processes and have thus existed for a long time. Far more prevalent than engineered nanoparticles, they share common toxicological characteristics with them.
Audignon-Durand S +7 more
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Exposure to a SARS-CoV-2 infection at work: development of an international job exposure matrix (COVID-19-JEM) [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2022 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to construct a job exposure matrix (JEM) for risk of becoming infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in an occupational setting. METHODS: Experts in occupational epidemiology from three European countries (Denmark, The Netherlands
Karen M Oude Hengel +9 more
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A 34-year overview of night work by occupation and industry in France based on census data and a sex-specific job-exposure matrix [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Night work has been increasing in the last decades due to new working arrangements for good and services production. Numerous studies have shown that night shift work causes disruptions in circadian rhythms that may affect health.
Marie-Tülin Houot +4 more
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