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[Asbestos exposure in the petrochemical industry and interaction with other occupational risk factors: analysis of the last ten years INAIL data].

Abstract
The present study analyzes the trend of occupational diseases, in particular those asbestos-related, in the petrochemical industry from 2002 to 2011, taking into account the number of diseases claimed to and compensated by the National Institute for Insurance of Workplace Accidents and Occupational Diseases (INAIL), assessing risk factors and possible interactions. To identify the research areas, we selected INAIL cost codes, related to the petrochemical industry. In the last five years, over the total claims submitted by industrial workers, 54% of claims for asbestosis, 76.7% of claims for neoplastic diseases, and 78.6% of claims for pleural plaques have been compensated. In the petrochemical industry, such percentages are respectively 59.2%, 81.6% and 82.7%. These data suggest possible interactions between asbestos and other risk factors, particularly significant in the petrochemical industry, although difficult to identify, as well as an initial underestimation of asbestos exposure in this industry.
AuthorsMariano Innocenzi, Elisa Saldutti, Luciano Bindi, Andrea Di Giacobbe, Lucina Mercadante, Ludovico Innocenzi
JournalGiornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia (G Ital Med Lav Ergon) 2013 Oct-Dec Vol. 35 Issue 4 Pg. 282-4 ISSN: 1592-7830 [Print] Italy
Vernacular TitleEsposizone ad amianto nel settore petrolchimico ed interazione con gli altri rischi lavorativi: analisi dei dati INAIL degli ultimi dieci anni.
PMID24303712 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Petroleum
  • Asbestos
Topics
  • Asbestos (toxicity)
  • Chemical Industry
  • Extraction and Processing Industry
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Occupational Exposure (adverse effects)
  • Petroleum
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors

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