Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Siriruttanapruk
Study Year	1997
Country	UK
Molecular Weight of Agent	Both
Category	Various
Agent	N/A
Occupation	Various occupations
Outcome/Diagnosis	Occupational asthma
Activity Intervention	Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) (1989)
Participation Rate	100 consecutive patients with OA seen at a specialist occupational lung disease clinic were the sample (Participation rate: 100%)
Intervention Effectiveness	After introduction of COSHH, subjects, who worked in larger firms and were exposed to one of the original seven prescribed agents had a tendency to be informed, instructed and trained more than the rest. A statistically significant difference was only found in material data sheet provision between those who worked before COSHH and those employed afterward.