| 2. EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT DATABASES |
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Database name
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National Exposure Database (NEDB)
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Institute
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Health and Safety Executive
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Contact person
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Rob Ellis
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Email
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Robert.Ellis@hse.gov.uk
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References (citation)
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1. DK Burns, PL Beaumont, The HSE National Exposure Database (NEDB), Ann. Occup. Hyg.,vol 32, no 1, p1 – 14, 1989. 2. J Tickner, J Friar, K Creely, J Cherrie, E Pryde and J Kingstone, Ann. Occup. Hyg., Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 103–110, 2005. 3. J W Cherrie, C McIntosh, P Ritchie, C Sewell, Voluntary reporting by UK industry of occupational exposure data on chemicals – a feasibility study, Institute of Occupational Medicine, HSE, 227,1999. 4. J Tickner, J Friar, J W Cherrie, K Creely, AJ Soutar, G Hughson, R Rae, ND Warren, DE Pryde, Evaluation and further development of the EASE model 2.0, HSE Research Report 136 Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2003.
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Type of database
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Type of data
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- Air monitoring
- Biological sampling
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Level of data
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Occupational code
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No
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Industry code
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Yes
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Industry coding system
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Main categories
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- Dusts and Fibres
- Solvents
- Pesticides
- Metals and Metal Oxides
- Other Chemicals
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Fibres
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- Asbestos (any form of asbestos chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, etc. or asbestos-containing material)
- Ceramic fibres
- Fibres (not specified)
- Glass wool
- Rock wool
- Silicon carbide fibres and whiskers
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Inorganic dusts
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- Carbon black
- Cement
- Clay
- Coal dust
- Granular talc
- Inorganic dusts, not specified
- Quartz (quartz or crystalline silica containing dusts)
- Silica Amorphous
- Silicates
- Stone (Natural or Artificial)
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Organic dusts
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- Animal dust (from living animals or hairs of animals, e.g. raw wool, furs of minks, etc.)
- Flour dust
- Leather dust
- Plant dust (includes plants, fruits, vegetables, plant-borne materials such as natural rubber)
- Pulp or paper dust
- Synthetic polymer dust
- Textile dust
- Wood dust (hardwood)
- Wood dust (softwood)
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Aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents
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- Gasoline
- Hexane
- Solvent naphtha
- Turpentine
- White spirit
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Aromatic hydrocarbon solvents
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- Benzene
- Creosotes
- Styrene and styrene oxide
- Toluene
- Xylene
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Chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents
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- Chloroform
- Methylene chloride
- Perchloroethylene
- Trichloroethanes
- Trichloroethylene
- Vinyl chloride
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Organic solvents, other than aliphatic, aromatic and chlorinated
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- Alcohols
- Esters
- Formaldehyde
- Glycol ethers
- Ketones
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Choose Metals and Metals Oxides
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- Aluminium
- Arsenic all types
- Beryllium and all compounds
- Cadmium and all compounds
- Chromium (metallic chromium, Cr(iii), Cr(vi) and all compounds)
- Cobalt and all compounds
- Copper
- Iron (metallic iron and all compounds)
- Lead and all compounds
- Mercury, organic, inorganic
- Nickel and all compounds
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1-3-butadiene
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Acrylamide
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Anesthetic gases
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Aromatic amines
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- 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP)
- Benzidine and/or benzidine based dyes
- Beta-naphthylamine
- o-toluidine and/or 4-chloro-o-toluidine
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Carbon monoxide
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Detergents and cleaning products
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- Cleaning products
- Detergents
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Dioxins and Furans (TCDD and other polychlorinated dioxins and furans)
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- Dioxins and Furans (TCDD and other polychlorinated dioxins and furans)
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Engine exhaust
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- Diesel engine exhaust
- Gasoline engine exhaust
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Ethylene oxide
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Flame retardants
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Isocyanates
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Oil mist
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- Synthetic metal processing or drilling oils or fluids
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Phthalates
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PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)
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- PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
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- Asphalt/Bitumen fumes
- Benzo(a)pyrene
- Bitumen fumes
- Coal tar pitch
- Soot
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Sulphur compounds, volatile
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- Hydrogen sulphide
- Mercaptans
- Sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide
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Welding fumes
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- Electrical welding
- Gas welding
- Soldering
- Welding fumes, not specified
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Number (specify)
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100,000 (approx.)
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Number (specify)
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Not known
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Region(s)
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- Region axis [specify region]
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Specify region
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Europe
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First year
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1986
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Last year
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2019
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Worker ID
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No
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Location ID
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Yes
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Work task
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Yes
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PPE
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Yes
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Ventilation
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Yes
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Indoors/outdoors
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Yes
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Unit of measurements
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Yes
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Sampling duration
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Yes
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Sampled fraction (e.g. respirable)
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Yes
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Sampling medium (e.g. air, urine, etc)
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Yes
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Sampling device
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Yes
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Analytical method
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Yes
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Measurement strategy
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Yes
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Measurement reason
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Yes
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Limit of detection
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Yes
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Data source(s)
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- The majority of data in NEDB was generated from HSE exposure assessment visits. These were either performed in support of enforcement activity, or for research purposes.
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Availability
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Availability | Other
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Direct access is not permitted. Queries for information from NEDB can be submitted to the named contact provided above
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Strengths
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Comprehensive data on occupational exposures to many substances in GB from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. This includes contextual information describing the exposure circumstances and free text to capture additional information not already codified in the database.
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Weaknesses
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There has been a significant drop off in the quantity of data being entered since the mid 1990s. Occupations are described but a standard classification system is not used.
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Other remarks
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Return completed by Chris Keen (chris.keen@hse.gov.uk), HSE Science Division. The formal HSE contact for NEDB enquiries is Rob Ellis (Robert.ellis@hse.gov.uk)
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