Bakers asthma, Africa shows what can be done

Bakers asthma, Africa shows what can be done
Occupational asthma has been a considerable problem in In-store bakeries. Jeebhay and colleagues from South Africa have shown that inhalable flour dust and wheat allergen can be halved by enclosing the mixer, using divider oils and training. The stores still used hand opening of flour sacks into the mixers. Models of flour dust dose-response suggest that much lower levels of exposure will be needed for effective prevention of occupational asthma in bakers.

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Abstract Available for Effectiveness of interventions to reduce flour dust exposures in supermarket bakeries in South Africa Baatjies R, Meijster T, Heederik D, Sander I, Jeebhay MF, Effectiveness of interventions to reduce flour dust exposures in supermarket bakeries in South Africa, Occup Environ Med, 2014;71:,10.1136/oemed-2013-101971
Dick Heederik, Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht, an author of 'Effectiveness of interventions to reduce flour dust exposures in supermarket bakeries in South Africa' Mohammed Jeebhay, Cape Town, an author of 'Effectiveness of interventions to reduce flour dust exposures in supermarket bakeries in South Africa' Tim Meijster, , an author of 'Effectiveness of interventions to reduce flour dust exposures in supermarket bakeries in South Africa'

Full Text Available for Application of a prediction model for work-related sensitisation in bakery workers Meijer E, Suarthana E, Rooijackers J, Grobbee DE, Jacobs JH, Meijster T, de Monchy JGR, van Otterloo E, van Rooy FGBGJ, Spithoven JJG, Zaat VAC, Heederik DJJ, Application of a prediction model for work-related sensitisation in bakery workers, Eur Respir J, 2010;36:735-742,
Dick Heederik, Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht, an author of 'Application of a prediction model for work-related sensitisation in bakery workers' Frits van Rooy, Utrecht University, an author of 'Application of a prediction model for work-related sensitisation in bakery workers' JH Jacobs, Utrecht, an author of 'Application of a prediction model for work-related sensitisation in bakery workers' Tim Meijster, , an author of 'Application of a prediction model for work-related sensitisation in bakery workers'

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