Workplace health hazards: analysis of hotline calls over a six-year period.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Between 1981-1986 a state-based occupational health telephone hotline received more than 8,000 inquiries on over 3,000 hazardous agents. Major caller groups were employees (37%), employers (20%), health care providers, primarily physicians (19%), government agencies (12%), and labor unions (6%). Employees were the fastest growing caller group. Callers inquired about general health hazards of chemicals (65%), the relation of symptoms to work (22%), and risks to pregnancy (13%).
Medical subject headings
- Environmental Exposure
- Hazardous Substances
- Hotlines