1. HMW agents |
Animal derived antigens including fish |
Animal producers and related workers, animal and crop producers, fishery workers, butchers. |
Plant-associated antigens including cereal, tobacco and brewery workers |
Field crop and vegetable growers, horticulturists, gardeners, bakers, brewers wine and other beverage machine operators. |
Arthropods, mites, bio-aerosols, enzymes |
Grain, milling, spice processing operators, bakers, machinist tool setters and op., agricultural labourers. |
Latex protein |
Dentists, veterinarians, nurses, institution-based and home-based personal care workers. |
Pharmaceutical product antigens |
Pharmacists general, pharmaceutical assistants, nurses, fish farming workers |
2. LMW agents |
Reactive chemicals (aldehydes, amines etc) |
Chemists, hairdressers, construction painters, spray painters (code 7142), printing machine op. |
Acrylates |
Dentists, dental assistants, plumbers and pipe fitters, electrical and electronic equipment mechanics |
Epoxy chemicals |
Floor layers and tile setters, plumbers and pipe fitters, spray painters, motor vehicle mechanics |
Diisocyanates |
Fire fighters, plumbers and pipe fitters, spray painters, welders, motor vehicle mechanics |
3. Irritating agents |
Cleaning agents |
Domestic helpers and cleaners, cleaners in offices, hotels, building caretakers, window cleaners |
Wood and paper dusts |
Builders, carpenters, other building trades, wood process plant op, printing machine op. |
Inorganic dusts and fumes |
Plumbers, building and related electricians, motor vehicle fitters, welders, machinery mechanics |
Textile dusts |
Tailors, upholsters and related workers, sewing op., bleaching, dying and cleaning machine op. |
Metal working fluids |
Machine tool operators, machinist tool setter and op., machinery mechanics, machine tool op. |
Vehicle/motor exhaust |
Postmen, cooks, car repair work (code 7231), motor vehicle drivers, other drivers. |
ETS |
Social work associates, waiters, waitresses, musicians, singers, police officers, prison guards |
4. Accidental peak exposure to irritants |
Fire fighters, police officers, welders, sheet metal workers, ore and metal furnace operators |
5. Uncertain or low exposed |
Civil engineering technicians, electrical technicians, electronics and telecommunication technicians, mechanical technicians, child-care workers, mechanical machinery assemblers |
6. Reference group |
Teaching and business professionals, office clerks, administrative associate professionals |