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Pre‐employment screening for contact dermatitis among the pupils of a metal industry school
Author(s) -
Kraus Sanja Milković,
Muselinović NinaŽarkovic
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1991.tb01748.x
Subject(s) - patch testing , potassium dichromate , contact dermatitis , patch test , contact allergy , cobalt chloride , dermatology , medicine , occupational exposure , cobalt , environmental health , metallurgy , chemistry , allergy , immunology , materials science , inorganic chemistry
79 male pupils of a metal industry school were investigated, none of whom had yet been occupationally exposed to metals or to cutting oils. In 1 or 2 years, depending on their grade and age, they would all be employees in the metal industry. Each was patch tested with nickel sulfate 5% pet, cobalt chloride 1% pet., and potassium dichromate 0.5% pet., and 28 had a positive reaction to 1 or more of the metals tested. This finding indicates the necessity not only fur pre‐employement patch testing in industries where contact dermatitis is likely to occur, but that patch testing should be done even earlier in school children, before they decide to enter certain occupations.