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The bits below are copied from the evidence-based BOHRF guidelines (go to top of this page, click on BOHRF and then epidemiology)
The most frequently reported agents include isocyanates, flour and grain dust, colophony and fluxes, latex, animals, aldehydes and wood dust.
(Ameille 2003, Brhel 2003, Cortona 2001, Gannon 1993a, Hnizdo 2001, McDonald 2000, Meredith 1991, Meyer 1999, Sallie 1994, Toren 1999)
The workers most commonly reported to surveillance schemes of occupational asthma include paint sprayers, bakers and pastry makers, nurses, chemical workers, animal handlers, welders, food processing workers and timber workers.
(Ameille 2003, Brhel 2003, Gannon 1993a, Karjalainen 2002, McDonald 2000, Meredith 1991, Meyer 1999, Reijula 1996, Sallie 1994, Toren 1999)
The workers reported from population studies to be at increased risk of developing asthma include bakers, food processors, forestry workers, chemical workers, plastics and rubber workers, metal workers, welders, textile workers, electrical and electronic production workers, storage workers, farm workers, waiters, cleaners, painters, plastic workers, dental workers and laboratory technicians.
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