Janice E. Camp

TL;DR: Protection use was highest when hearing loss prevention programmes were most complete, indicating that under-use of protection was, in some substantial part, attributable to incomplete or inadequate company efforts.

TL;DR: Noise exposure samples provide substantial documentation that construction workers in several key trades are frequently exposed to noise levels that have been associated with hearing loss, and demonstrate the need for targeted noise reduction efforts and comprehensive hearing conservation programs in the industry.

TL;DR: The data variability within task and tool was very large, with some very high exposures reported for a broad spectrum of tools, and more detailed documentation of the sample characteristics following database design recommendations or systematic surveys of exposure in this complex industry.

TL;DR: Long-term and high-level exposure to endotoxin, compared with no exposure, appears to be associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer in this cohort of female textile workers in Shanghai, China.

TL;DR: Exposure for dust-producing construction tasks was characterized by collecting 113 personal task period samples for cleanup and finding the usual protection method, respirators, was not always adequate, and engineering control use was infrequent and often ineffective.