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. 2013 Mar 6;57(5):610–626. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/mes100

Table 3.

Examples of exposure (P × L) to selected agents for FINJEM occupations linked to multiple ISCO68 codes, judged to be heterogeneous in exposure: exposure by FINJEM and separately for each ISCO68 code in the INTEROCC JEM.

Exposures Occupation code/source Description P × L by time period
1945–1959 1960–1974 1975–1984 1985–1994 1995–1997
ARHC (ppm) FINJEM 680 Painters, lacquerers, and floor layers 8.0 5.6 5.6 14.4 5.0
ISCO 9-31.20 Building painter 4.2 5.0 1.7 3.0 1.0
ISCO 9-31.30 Structural steel and ship painter 20.2 24.3 8.1 14.6 5.1
ISCO 9-39.30 Spray painter (except construction) 36.3 43.6 14.5 26.2 9.1
GEEX (mg m−3) FINJEM 540 Motor vehicle and tram drivers 3.2 2.3 2.3 1.4 1.4
ISCO 9-85.20 Tram driver 3.2 2.8 1.8 1.4 1.4
ISCO 9-85.30 Taxi driver 5.2 4.5 3.0 2.2 2.2
ISCO 9-85.40 Motor bus driver 2.7 2.3 1.6 1.2 1.1
ISCO 9-85.90 Other motor vehicle drivers 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.7
PB (μmol l−1 blood) FINJEM 652 Machine and engine mechanics 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
ISCO 8-43.20 Automobile 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
ISCO 8-43.40 Motor cycle 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8
ISCO 8-49.20 Diesel engine (except motor vehicle) 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
ISCO 8-49.65 Office machines 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0