Effectiveness of a Worksite Intervention to Reduce an Occupational Exposure

The Minnesota Wood Dust Study

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ID11028313
AutoresDeAnn Lazovich (0000-0001-7130-9732, DeAnn Lazovich is with the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker, Lisa M. Brosseau, and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Wei Pan and Lynette Hock are with the Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. F. Thomas Milton is with the Department of Wood and Paper Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the...), David L Parker (0000-0002-0101-9999, DeAnn Lazovich is with the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker, Lisa M. Brosseau, and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Wei Pan and Lynette Hock are with the Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. F. Thomas Milton is with the Department of Wood and Paper Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the...), Lisa M Brosseau (0000-0002-6113-9060, DeAnn Lazovich is with the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker, Lisa M. Brosseau, and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Wei Pan and Lynette Hock are with the Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. F. Thomas Milton is with the Department of Wood and Paper Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the...), Frank Milton (University of Minnesota), F Thomas Milton (DeAnn Lazovich is with the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker, Lisa M. Brosseau, and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Wei Pan and Lynette Hock are with the Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. F. Thomas Milton is with the Department of Wood and Paper Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the...), Siobhan K Dugan (DeAnn Lazovich is with the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker, Lisa M. Brosseau, and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Wei Pan and Lynette Hock are with the Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. F. Thomas Milton is with the Department of Wood and Paper Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the...), S Dugan (University of Minnesota), Wei Pan (0000-0003-2410-9935, DeAnn Lazovich is with the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker, Lisa M. Brosseau, and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Wei Pan and Lynette Hock are with the Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. F. Thomas Milton is with the Department of Wood and Paper Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the...), Lynette Hock (DeAnn Lazovich is with the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker, Lisa M. Brosseau, and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Wei Pan and Lynette Hock are with the Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. F. Thomas Milton is with the Department of Wood and Paper Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. David L. Parker and Siobhan K. Dugan are with the...), Lynette M Hock (University of Minnesota)
Año2002
Volumen92
Número9
Páginas1498-1505
Fecha de publicación2002-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.92.9.1498
PMID12197983
OpenAlexW2080914545
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas34

Objectives. This study assessed the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce wood dust, a carcinogen, by approximately 26% in small woodworking businesses. Methods. We randomized 48 businesses to an intervention (written recommendations, technical assistance, and worker training) or comparison (written recommendations alone) condition. Changes from baseline in dust concentration, dust control methods, and worker behavior were compared between the groups 1 year later. Results. At follow-up, workers in intervention relative to comparison businesses reported greater awareness, increases in stage of readiness, and behavioral changes consistent with dust control. The median dust concentration change in the intervention group from baseline to follow-up was 10.4% (95% confidence interval = –28.8%, 12.7%) lower than the change in comparison businesses. Conclusions. We attribute the smaller-than-expected reduction in wood dust to the challenge of conducting rigorous intervention effectiveness research in occupational settings

Baseline (sea) · Confidence interval · Dust control · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling) · Randomized controlled trial · Waste management · Woodworking · Engineering · Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure · Medicine · Nursing · Occupational and environmental lung diseases · Occupational exposure and asthma · Surgery