<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of occupational exposure to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) on peak flowmetry in automobile body paint shop workers in Iran. We studied a population of 43 car painters exposed to HDI at their workplaces. Peak expiratory flow was tested for one working week, from the start to the end of each shift. Air was sampled and HDI analysed in parallel, according to the OSHA 42 method.Daily and weekly HDI exposure averages were (0.42±0.1) mg m-3 and (0.13±0.05) mg m-3, respectively.On painting days, 72 % of workers showed more than a 10 % variation in peak expiratory flow. Inhalation exposure exceeded the threshold limit value (TLV) ten times over. This strongly suggests that HDI affected the peak flowmetry in the studied workers.</abstract>

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of occupational exposure to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) on peak flowmetry in automobile body paint shop workers in Iran. We studied a population of 43 car painters exposed to HDI at their workplaces. Peak expiratory flow was tested for one working week, from the start to the end of each shift. Air was sampled and HDI analysed in parallel, according to the OSHA 42 method.Daily and weekly HDI exposure averages were (0.42±0.1) mg m-3 and (0.13±0.05) mg m-3, respectively.On painting days, 72 % of workers showed more than a 10 % variation in peak expiratory flow. Inhalation exposure exceeded the threshold limit value (TLV) ten times over. This strongly suggests that HDI affected the peak flowmetry in the studied workers.

Effect of 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Exposure on Peak Flowmetry in Automobile Paint Shop Workers in Iran

Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran

Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of occupational exposure to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) on peak flowmetry in automobile body...

Effect of 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Exposure on Peak Flowmetry in Automobile Paint Shop Workers in Iran

Published Online: Jun 25, 2010

Page range: 183 - 189

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-1994

Keywords
kemijski alergen, profesionalna izloženost, respiracijski simptomi, vremenski ponderirani prosjek, zrak

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Effect of 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Exposure on Peak Flowmetry in Automobile Paint Shop Workers in Iran

Published Online: Jun 25, 2010

Page range: 183 - 189

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-1994

Keywordskemijski alergen, profesionalna izloženost, respiracijski simptomi, vremenski ponderirani prosjek, zrak

This content is open access.

Keywords
kemijski alergen, profesionalna izloženost, respiracijski simptomi, vremenski ponderirani prosjek, zrak