Risk occupations

1. Risk occupations Riitta Jolanki, D.Tech. (Chem.Eng.), Docent Senior Research Scientist, Dermatotoxicologist Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) Department of Occupational Medicine Section of Dermatology riitta.jolanki@ttl.fi

2. SKIN DISEASES (Cases/10 000 employed persons) Most common occupations in 2001 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 N Food and beverage manufacturing 32 Manufacturing work not elsewhere classified 51 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 138 Chemical processing, pulp and paper making work 27 Metal, foundry and engineering work 116 Health care and social work 242 Electrical, radio and television work 40 Textile, sewing, shoe and leather work 15 Service work 179 Printing and photographic work 7 All occupations 1027 Finnish Register of Occupational Diseases FIOH Lea Aalto

3. Risk of occupational dermatoses by occupation

4. Methods (1) • The data of the Finnish ROD and the Finnish Population Census Registry were linked by the unique personal identification code assigned to everyone residing in Finland.

5. Methods (2) • The analyses were restricted to all wage earners and agricultural workers aged 25-64 years. • The occupation of the study subjects was obtained from the 1985 population census. • Follow-up time: beginning of 1986 to end of 1991. • Subjects excluded from the study population: those • having contracted an occupational dermatosis • turned 65 years of age • deceased

6. Methods (3) • Age-standardized rate ratio (SRR) was calculated with reference to the total study population.

7. General findings OCD Women Total Men ICD ACD CU/PCD

8. The highest SRR of ICD (95% confidence interval) (N=2237, number of cases >10)

9. Most common irritants in occupations with the highest risk of ICD • Organic solvents • Detergents • Oils and lubricants, including metal-working fluids • Cement-based products • Foodstuffs • Plastic chemicals

10. The highest SRR of ACD (95% confidence interval) (N=2020, number of cases >10) ’

11. Most common allergens in occupations with the highest risk of ACD • Rubber chemicals • Plastic chemicals • Metals and metal compounds • Formaldehyde and other antimicrobials

12. The highest SRR of CU/PCD (95% confidence interval) (N=412, number of cases >5)

13. Most common allergens in occupations with the highest risk of CU/PCD • Flours • Cow dander • NRL proteins • Foodstuffs

14. Conclusion • The study gave new information on the relative risk to develop an occupational skin disease in various occupations. • The differences in the risk of developing an occupational disease were very great. • Dental care workers had the highest risk of allergic contact dermatitis.

15. Detergent dermatoses- risk occupations • Cleaners • Hospital attendants • Bath workers • Chefs, cooks, cold buffet managers • Food and beverage manufacture workers • Cattle tenders • Barbers, hairdressers • Nurses • Dental assistants • Dentists, surgeons

16. Cleaning work • Diagnoses/causes • 50% irritant contact dermatitis • detergents • wet and dirty work • 25% allergic contact dermatitis • rubber and rubber chemicals • metals • formaldehyde and other antimicrobials

17. Kitchen and restaurant workers • Diagnoses/causes • irritant contact dermatitis • handling of foodstuffs • wet work • detergents • protein contact dermatitis • foodstuffs • natural rubber latex • allergic contact dermatitis • foodstuffs • rubber chemicals

18. Laboratory work • Diagnoses/causes • irritant contact dermatitis • wet work • detergents • gloves (occlusion) • protein contact dermatitis • natural rubber latex • enzymes • laboratory animals • allergic contact dermatitis • rubber chemicals • plastic chemicals • nickel • antimicrobials • chemicals (reactive)

19. Barbers, hairdressers • Diagnoses/causes • allergic contact dermatitis • permanent dyes for hair, eyebrows and eyelashes • permanent wave chemicals • irritant contact dermatitis • shampoos • permanent wave chemicals • wet work • persulfates (hair bleaching agents) • contact urticaria/protein contact dermatitis • persulfates • natural rubber latex • protein-based shampoos and conditioners

20. Garden and florist's work • Diagnoses/causes • allergic contact dermatitis • vegetables • flowers • rubber chemicals • irritant contact dermatitis • vegetables • flowers • dirty work • protein contact dermatitis • vegetables • flowers • natural rubber latex

21. Assembly work • Diagnoses/causes • allergic contact dermatitis • nickel • anaerobic adhesives (methacrylates) • epoxy glues • colophony (soldering) • irritant contact dermatitis • cyanocrylate adhesives • contact urticaria • phthalic anhydrides

22. Plywood and fiberboard work • Diagnoses/causes • allergic contact dermatitis • phenol formaldehyde resin • urea formaldehyde resin • formaldehyde • irritant contact dermatitis • plywood glues (pH > 9)

23. Machinists • Diagnoses/causes • allergic contact dermatitis • components in metal working fluids • formaldehyde and other antimicrobials • ethanolamines • colophony • metals (cobalt, nickel, chromium compounds) • irritant contact dermatitis • metal working fluids • oils and lubricants

24. Allergic contact dermatitis caused by plastic chemicals - risk occupations • Dentists • Dental assistants • Plywood and fiberboard workers • Plastic product workers • Painters and lacquerers • Electrical, radio and television workers (assemblers)

25. Occupational allergic dermatoses caused by chemicals in 1995-96(cases/100 000 work years) • All plastic chemicals • all occupations 4 • Epoxy compounds • all occupations 2 • exposed workers* 1 000 • (Meth)acrylates, etc. • all occupations 1 • dentists 100 • dental assistants 200 * Työperäinen kemikaalialtistuminen Suomessa (Wor-related chemical exposure in Finland), FIOH & Finnish Work Environment Fund, Helsinki 1992.