Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, St. Michael's Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Occup Med (Lond). 2012 Sep;62(6):455-7. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqs115. Epub 2012 Jul 25.
There are many gaps in knowledge related to prevention practices in place for workers who subsequently develop occupational contact dermatitis (OCD).
To describe the workplace characteristics and the prevention practices in workplaces where workers developed hand dermatitis.
Consecutive cases of probable OCD were enrolled from a specialist occupational health clinic. At the time of the initial assessment, questionnaires were administered to collect information about clinical presentation, workplace characteristics and prevention practices at work.
100 workers with hand dermatitis were enrolled in the study and 78 were considered to have OCD. Two-thirds of these had had some occupational health and safety or Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training in their workplace, however, training related to glove use and skin care was less common. Unionized workers were more likely to have received training. Workers involved in wet work were less likely to report training.
These findings suggest that there are gaps in prevention programs for work-related skin disease. Research is needed on effective strategies that are sustainable in the workplace.
对于随后患上职业接触性皮炎 (OCD) 的工人，预防措施的相关知识存在许多空白。
描述发生手部皮炎的工作场所的工作场所特征和预防措施。
从一家专门的职业健康诊所连续招募疑似 OCD 的病例。在初始评估时，会发放问卷收集有关临床表现、工作场所特征和工作中预防措施的信息。
本研究共纳入 100 名手部皮炎患者，其中 78 名被认为患有 OCD。这些人中，有三分之二在工作场所接受过一些职业健康和安全或工作场所危险材料信息系统 (WHMIS) 培训，但有关手套使用和皮肤护理的培训则较为少见。加入工会的工人更有可能接受培训。从事湿工作的工人报告接受培训的可能性较小。
这些发现表明，与工作相关的皮肤病预防计划存在空白。需要研究在工作场所可持续的有效策略。
