Source avec lien : Annals of Work Exposures and Health, (Prépublication), 4/3/2021. 10.1093/annweh/wxab019
Cette étude décrit le développement d’une matrice simple d’exposition professionnelle pour l’exposition à la fumée secondaire de la population active britannique en 2020 et identifie qu’au moins 1,04 million de travailleurs sont susceptibles d’être exposés à la fumée secondaire dans le cadre de leur travail. Les professions présentant la fréquence et l’intensité d’exposition les plus élevées sont celles où les travailleurs effectuent des tâches dans des environnements privés et domestiques, notamment les aides-soignants et les aides à domicile.
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) in the workplace has been largely controlled in most workplaces in many countries that have adopted smoke-free laws and regulations. Workers in offices, bars, restaurants, and many other settings have experienced substantial reductions in the frequency and intensity of their exposure to SHS. While current exposure to SHS of most non-smoking adults arises from living with a smoker there are likely to be some jobs where non-negligible exposure to SHS continues to occur. This study describes the development of a simple job exposure matrix (JEM) for SHS exposure for the UK working population in 2020 and identifies that at least 1.04 million workers are likely to be exposed to SHS while performing their job. Occupations with the highest frequency and intensity of exposure include those where workers carry out work tasks in private, domestic settings: including care workers and home carers. This SHS-JEM provides a novel method for assessing occupational exposure to SHS in other countries, and can act as a tool to identify priorities for policies to protect those workers who continue to be at risk from SHS.