Table 1.
The N-JEM used in the study.
| Main job-exposure groups and subgroups | Example of the most common occupations (4 digit) or groups (not in size order) |
|---|---|
| 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 |