Workplace health hazards
Analysis of hotline calls over a six-year period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11026544 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Quint (California Health and Human Services Agency), Margaret A Handley (0000-0001-5034-2111), M Handley, K Cummings, Karen R Cummings |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 202-204 |
| Publication date | 1990-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.80.2.202 |
| PMID | 2297067 |
| OpenAlex | W2002932165 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
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%)
Environmental health · Family medicine · Government (linguistics) · Hazardous waste · Health care · Hotline · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Telecommunications · Chemical Safety and Risk Management · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Safety Warnings and Signage
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |