Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Banks
Study Year	1990
Country	USA
Molecular Weight of Agent	LMW
Category	Diisocyanates
Agent	Toluene diisocyanate (TDI)
Occupation	Polyurethane foam workers (Includes cohort reported by Hendrick, 1986)
Outcome/Diagnosis	Occupational asthma
Activity Intervention	Transfer to low exposure area (5 years)
Participation Rate	6 of 6 eligible subjects (Participation rate: 100%)
Intervention Effectiveness	All subjects (n=6) persisted with respiratory symptoms at follow-up, with no improvement in bronchial hyperresponsiveness. These subjects experienced significantly less exposures than workers on the foam line, and finishing workers (p<0.01).