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    Does the Size of a Company Make a Difference in the Prevalence of Exposure to Asthmagens and in the Use of Respiratory Protective Equipment?

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    El-Zaemey, Sonia
    Carey, R.
    Darcey, E.
    Reid, A.
    Rushton, L.
    McElvenny, D.
    Fritschi, Lin
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    El-Zaemey, S. and Carey, R. and Darcey, E. and Reid, A. and Rushton, L. and McElvenny, D. and Fritschi, L. 2018. Does the Size of a Company Make a Difference in the Prevalence of Exposure to Asthmagens and in the Use of Respiratory Protective Equipment?. Annals of work exposures and health.
    Source Title
    Annals of work exposures and health
    DOI
    10.1093/annweh/wxy031
    ISSN
    2398-7316
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68478
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Introduction: About half of all workers in high-income countries work in small companies. However, regulatory bodies and researchers predominantly work with large companies because they are more convenient to study and easier to reach. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of exposure to asthmagens and the use of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) by company size. Methods: This analysis used data from the Australian Work Exposures Study-Asthma, a telephone survey which investigated exposure to 27 asthmagen groups. Results: Among 4844 respondents, 18.8, 19.9, 31.9, and 29.4% of workers reported working in micro (<5 employees), small (5-19 employees), medium (20-200 employees), and large (>200 employees) companies, respectively. Compared to workers in large companies, workers in micro, small, or medium companies had higher prevalence of exposure to most asthmagens and lesser use of RPE. Conclusion: Our results suggest that policy actions and regulatory measures should target micro/small companies in order to have the greatest effect.

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