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Ann. occup. Hyg., Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 433-436, 2003
© 2003 British Occupational Hygiene Society
Published by Oxford University Press

Invited Editorial

Occupational Asthma: Research, Change and the 30% Target

ANDREW D. CURRAN* and DAVID FISHWICK

Health and Safety Laboratory, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, UK

Received 9 May 2003; in final form 19 May 2003

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BACKGROUND

In his Colt lecture at the Ninth Inhaled Particles Symposium, Anthony Newman Taylor described asthma as ‘the most prevalent cause in the UK, and probably in the Western world, of respiratory ill-health during working life’ (Newman Taylor, 2002). Estimates vary of the contribution of working conditions, but probably ~9% of adult asthma can be attributed to the workplace (Blanc and Toren, 1999). In the recent past, there has been debate about the role of exposure limits in control (Heederik and Houba, 2001; Nieuwenhuijsen and Burdorf, 2001), but Newman Taylor points out the relative ineffectiveness of these in small businesses, and the importance of involving stakeholders in a broad approach. This is essential if the target of the UK Health & Safety Commission (HSC), i.e. to reduce the incidence of asthma caused by workplace exposure to substances by 30% by 2010, is to be . . . [Full Text of this Article]

DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES

CONSEQUENCES OF DEVELOPING THE DISEASE

BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES

PREVENTION

RESEARCH NEEDS

CONCLUSION


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