Volker Bachmann, Elisabeth Heunisch, Kevin Kohns, Andreas Lüdeke, Melanie Müller, Anna Pohl, Fabian Stemmler, Gudrun Walendzik
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227 Protection of workers against carcinogenic fibre dusts – A Risk Management Option Analysis
The adverse health effects of biopersistent fibrous dusts with critical morphology (length greater than 5 µm, diameter smaller than 3 µm and a length-to-diameter ratio of more than 3:1 (WHO fibre criterion)) are independent of their chemical composition. Due to these dimensions, such fibres are able to reach the deep lungs (alveoli and bronchioles) after inhalation and can cause fibrosis and cancer. A well-known example of the toxicity of fibres and their possible harmful effects is asbestos. Health hazards arising from the inhalation of biopersistent fibre dusts released from chemical substances, mixtures or from articles, will most likely not be identified in the chemical safety assessment under REACH, even if a substance is registered, as there is no obligation to provide information on the morphology and/ or form and biopersistence of the substance. The German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment have identified and evaluated regulatory approaches for the protection against carcinogenic fibre dusts by means of a risk management option analysis (RMOA). The RMOA discusses various options to address the concerns identified, including the introduction of additional risk management options within the framework of European chemical safety and occupational health. As a result of the RMOA a restriction under REACH was identified as the most appropriate approach for regulating fibrous materials and to enhance the protection of workers in the EU.
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About the Journal
Annals of Work Exposures and Health is dedicated to presenting advances in exposure science supporting the recognition, quantification, and control of exposures at work, and epidemiological studies on their effects on human health and well-being. A key question we apply to submission is, "Is this paper going to help readers better understand, quantify, and control conditions at work that adversely or positively affect health and well-being?"
We are interested in high quality scientific research addressing:
the quantification of work exposures, including chemical, biological, physical, biomechanical, and psychosocial, and the elements of work organization giving rise to such exposures;
the relationship between these exposures and the acute and chronic health consequences for those exposed and their families and communities;
populations at special risk of work-related exposures including women, under-represented minorities, immigrants, and other vulnerable groups such as temporary, contingent and informal sector workers;
the effectiveness of interventions addressing exposure and risk including production technologies, work process engineering, and personal protective systems;
policies and management approaches to reduce risk and improve health and well-being among workers, their families or communities;
methodologies and mechanisms that underlie the quantification and/or control of exposure and risk.
There is heavy pressure on space in the journal, and the above interests mean that we do not usually publish papers that simply report local conditions without generalizable results. We are also unlikely to publish reports on human health and well-being without information on the work exposure characteristics giving rise to the effects. We particularly welcome contributions from scientists based in, or addressing conditions in, developing economies that fall within the above scope.