[Vigilance on health surveillance in wood sector]
L Bevilacqua1, N Magnavita, G Becchetti
1SPRESAL ASL RMF, Civitavecchia.
Objectives:
A program to promote occupational health among wood dust workers in the district of Civitavecchia.
Methods:
In recent years, occupational health physicians charged of medical surveillance of wood workers (Competent Physicians, CPs) had been invited to perform a peer-review of their methods and activities. In the present phase, CPs have been invited to show the result of their medical surveillance.
Results:
One hundred forty seven wood workers were submitted to rhinoscopic examination. The prevalence of woodwork-related rhinitis and other pathologic signs, including nasal adenocarcinoma (one case), was 32.7%. The prevalence of rhinitis in woodworkers increased with years of working as a woodworker.
Conclusion:
Wood dust and chemical exposures in wood workers represent a serious risk of disease for the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
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