Table 3.
Categories of Agents and Measurements of Exposure by Agent Category
| Category | Chemical1 | Physical | Mechanical | Biological | Sociocultural | |||||
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| Health-Related Characteristics | Energy/Electro-Magnetic | Mechanical Energy | Allergen | Stressors | ||||||
| Acute Toxicity | Electricity | Vibration | Bacteria | Emotional Conflict | ||||||
| Skin Corrosion/Irritation | Ionizing Radiation | Ergonomics | Endotoxin | Interpersonal Strain | ||||||
| Serious Eye Damage/Irritation | X-Rays | Posture | Envenomation | Lateral Violence | ||||||
| Respiratory/Skin Sensitization | Gamma Rays | Position | Fungi/Mold | Work-Family Conflict | ||||||
| Germ Cell Mutagenicity | Radon | Pressure | Malignant Cells | Socioeconomic | ||||||
| Categories 1 & 2 | Stressors | |||||||||
| Carcinogenicity | Non-Ionizing Radiation | Repetitive Motion | Mycobacteria | Shift Work | ||||||
| Reproductive Toxicity | Ultraviolet (UV) | Manual Materials Handling |
Parasite | Violence/Terrorism | ||||||
| Specific Target Organ Toxicity | Laser | Impact | Recombinant | Organizational | ||||||
| Single & Repeated Exposures | Culture | |||||||||
| Aspiration Hazard | Infrared (IR) | Object | Rickettsia | Race-Ethnicity | ||||||
| Categories 1 & 2 | ||||||||||
| Hazardous to Aquatic Environment Hazardous to Ozone Layer |
Radio Frequencies (RF) | Surface | Virus | Acculturation | ||||||
| Physical-Related Characteristics | Sound | Confined Space | Wood Dust | |||||||
| Explosive | Environment | |||||||||
| Flammable Gas, Liquid, Solid Chemically Unstable Gas |
Temperature (heat/cold) | |||||||||
| Combustible | Atmospheric Pressure | |||||||||
| Self-Reactive Substance or Mixture Self-Heating Substance or Mixture |
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| Oxidizing Gas, Liquid, Solid | ||||||||||
| Gas Under Pressure, Aerosol | ||||||||||
| Pyrophoric Liquid, Solid | ||||||||||
| Organic Peroxide | ||||||||||
| Water-Reactive Substance or Mixture |
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| Corrosive to Metals | ||||||||||
| Cryogen | ||||||||||
| Measurement | Chemical | Physical | Mechanical | Biological | Sociocultural | |||||
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Phase 1 contact |
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| concentration, surface, time period (duration, frequency, timing) |
x concentration of agent in y quantity media |
power given a specific wavelength on the electromagnetic spectrum; activity (radiation) |
kinetic energy, potential energy |
x concentration of agent in y quantity media; modes of transmission |
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Phase 2 routes of entry |
activity diaries, direct observations | |||||||||
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Phase 3 crossing barrier, boundary |
bioavailability biomarkers of exposure |
energy transference biomarkers of exposure |
energy transference biomarkers of exposure |
titer or load biomarkers of exposure |
biomarkers of exposure |
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