Work-related asthma symptoms among professional cleaners.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780494213254
Description: Cleaners have been reported to have increased risk for work-related asthma symptoms (WRAS). This study examines whether cleaners have more WRAS compared to other building workers (OBW) and if this can be attributed to frequency of task performances. School board and racetrack workers in Ontario, Canada completed a questionnaire to establish the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma (PDA), new-onset asthma (NOA), respiratory symptoms, and WRAS. Among both genders cleaners and OBW had a similar prevalence of PDA, NOA, respiratory symptoms, and WRAS. Female cleaners reported significantly more WRAS. Male cleaners who waxed, and wax stripped floors, spot cleaned carpets, and cleaned tile and grout with a high frequency, reported more WRAS. Time spent performing these tasks was associated with WRAS when they took 4 or more hours. MSDSs for the cleaning chemicals indicate that agents associated with asthma were present suggesting a relationship between task performance and WRAS among male cleaners.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, page: 1470.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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