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Water exposure--challenging differences between occupations.
Birgitta Meding1, Ingegärd Anveden Berglind2, Magnus Alderling3
1Unit of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.
Contact Dermatitis
|November 19, 2015
Summary
Occupational water exposure is significantly higher in service and healthcare roles, particularly for women. Many high-risk jobs for hand eczema involve extensive daily water contact.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Dermatology
- Public Health
Background:
- Limited research exists on occupational water exposure across diverse job sectors.
- Hand eczema is a concern in occupations with high water exposure.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify and compare occupational water exposure.
- Focus on service, healthcare, and production roles with high hand eczema risk.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from two large public health surveys (2006, 2010).
- Included 18,342 (2006) and 15,736 (2010) employed individuals.
- Employed a validated question on occupational water exposure.
Main Results:
- 16-17% reported ≥0.5 h/day water exposure; 7-8% reported >2 h/day.
- Women showed nearly double the exposure compared to men (p ≤ 0.001).
- High-risk service/healthcare jobs had significantly higher exposure (>2 h/day) than non-high-risk jobs.
Conclusions:
- Significant variations in water exposure exist among occupations.
- Occupations previously identified as high-risk for hand eczema exhibit extensive water exposure.
- Service occupations, especially kitchen, cleaning, and hairdressing, reported the highest water exposure levels.
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