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Health and Safety in the Rubber Industry
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Rapra Review Reports, Vol. 12, No. 6, Report 138, 2001
By N. Chaiear, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
SUMMARY...
This report takes a broad overview of the rubber industry and highlights the key concerns over safety that are currently being raised. The statistics on the incidence of accidents are reviewed. The rubber industry has been
highlighted as having a higher rate of accidents than other similar
industries.
Measures that can be taken to avoid injury from machinery are discussed,
including advice from the International Labour Organization on mill safety.
Rubber dust and fume exposures are considered to be general health hazards.
Specific chemical hazards are described. Solvents have been responsible for
many health effects in the rubber industry, these are outlined here.
Monomers such as butadiene have known health effects, which are described.
There have been multiple reports of raised cancer incidence in the rubber
industry often linked to exposure to specific chemicals. Nitrosamines have
been linked to cancer and are formed during the curing reaction in some
rubber formulations. A useful table listing the known cancer studies in the
rubber industry is included.
Latex allergy is probably the most controversial topic in the industry at
the moment. This is described, together with other common skin reactions to
rubber and rubber chemicals.
Pertinent legislation and the legal duties of employers to protect their
workforce are both outlined. In these days of expensive litigation, this is
a useful summary.
The author cites the medical papers and books which provide further
information on specific issues. The review is accompanied by around 400
abstracts from the Rapra Abstracts database, to facilitate further reading
on this subject. These abstracts include many articles on latex allergy and
nitrosamines. Efforts have been made to isolate and eliminate the proteins
in latex that cause reactions, both by latex treatments and by assessing
alternative sources of latex to Hevea, such as Guayule. Similarly, much
research has gone into isolating and eliminating the generation of
nitrosamines.
KEY FEATURES...
* Legislation
* Latex allergy
* Chemical safety
* Machinery safety
* Rubber dust and fume
* Cancer incidence
ABOUT THE AUTHOR...
The author has worked in occupational medicine in Thailand and in the UK,
surveying workers and health effects. She has published papers on the
incidence of latex allergy in different parts of the rubber industry, from
the plantation workers through to the product manufacturers.
CONTENTS...1. Introduction2. The Law Affecting Health and SafetyThe Law affecting Health and Safety in the United StatesThe Law Affecting Health and Safety in the United Kingdom and OtherCountries3. Industrial Safety: EquipmentIndustrial StatisticsMill and Calender Safety4. Fire and Explosions5. SolventsHealth Effects6. Epidemiology7. Natural Rubber Latex Allergy8. Skin Irritation and Dermatitis9. Dust and FumeDustRubber FumesA Strategy for Dust and Fume Control10. Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders11. Nitrosamines12. 1,3-ButadieneHealth EffectsIndustrial Exposure and Control13. General Recommendations for Handling Rubber ChemicalsPersonal HygieneHandlingGeneral and Local Exhaust VentilationSkin Protection and Protective Clothing14. ConclusionAcknowledgementsReferencesReferences and AbstractsSubject Index
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