Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 2012 Oct;55(10):940-52. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22043. Epub 2012 May 10.
As part of an effort to strengthen occupational safety and health programs, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) commissioned a study to estimate the burden of disease attributable to occupational exposure to carcinogens, particulate matter, and noise.
We developed an innovative simulation model to estimate the occupational disease burden and facilitate future assessments as more field-based quantitative data become available.
We determined that, in 2008, an estimated 46 deaths (95% CI: 27-71) and 17,000 health-care facility visits (95% CI: 16,000-18,000), along with 4,500 cases of noise-induced hearing loss, were attributable to the occupational risk factors covered in this study. Lung cancer and leukemia were associated with the highest number of deaths (38), whereas asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contributed most to the health-care facility visits (nearly 16,900). The highest estimated occupational disease burden is in construction.
These results will help the UAE to institute new policies for environment, health, and safety management.
为加强职业安全与健康计划，阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）委托开展了一项研究，以评估职业暴露于致癌物、颗粒物和噪声所致疾病负担。
我们开发了一种创新的模拟模型，以评估职业疾病负担，并在更多基于现场的定量数据可用时促进未来评估。
我们确定，2008 年，估计有 46 人死亡（95%CI：27-71），17000 人因职业风险因素就诊（95%CI：16000-18000），以及 4500 例噪声性听力损失，归因于本研究涵盖的职业危险因素。肺癌和白血病与死亡人数最多（38 人）相关，而哮喘和慢性阻塞性肺疾病对就诊人数（近 16900 人）的贡献最大。建筑行业的职业疾病负担估计最高。
这些结果将帮助阿联酋制定新的环境、健康和安全管理政策。
