Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 16/11/2020
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
  Asbestos JEM
Institute
  Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center
Country
  Netherlands
Contact person
  Alex Burdorf
Email
  a.burdorf@erasmusmc.nl
References (citation)
 

  • Swuste P, Dahhan M, Burdorf A. Linking expert judgement and long-term trends in occupational exposure into a job-exposure matrix for historical exposure to asbestos in The Netherlands. Ann Occup Hyg 2008;52:397-403.

References (weblinks)
 

  • 10.1093/annhyg/men030

Attachments
 

Year JEM was developed
  2008
Agents
 

  • Dusts and Fibres

Fibres
 

  • Asbestos (any form of asbestos chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, etc. or asbestos-containing material)

Occupation Axis
  Yes
Coding system
 

  • ISCO 1968

Coding system (Number of digits used)
  4
Industry Axis
  Yes
Industry coding system
 

  • ISIC rev 2 (1968)

Region(s)
 

  • Region axis [specify region]

Specify region
 

  • Europe

Europe
 

  • Netherlands

Time period covered
  1945-1994
Time intervals
  5 year interval
Sex-specific
  No
Age-specific
  No
Intensity
  Yes
Intensity categories/units
 

  • Semi-quantitative (specify categories and cut-off points, if applicable )

Semi-quantitative (specify categories and cut-off points, if applicable )
  0.01-0.5 fibers/m3; 0.5-1; 1-2; 2-5; 5-10; 10 plus
Probability
  Yes
Probability categories/levels
  Proportion of exposed persons: 0-5%; 5-20%, 20-80%; 80-100%
Duration
  No
Frequency
  No
Peaks
  No
Data source(s)
 

  • Expert assessment
  • Direct measurements

Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
 

  • Offermans N, Vermeulen R, Burdorf A, Peters S, Goldbohm RA,Koeman T,van Tongeren M, Kauppinen T, Kant IJ, Kromhout H, van den Brandt PA. Comparison of expert and job-exposure matrix based retrospective exposure assessment of occupational carcinogens in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Occup Environ Med 2012;69:745-51.

Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Links
 

  • 10.1136/oemed-2011-100556

Validation studies done: Texts
 

  • Offermans N, Vermeulen R, Burdorf A, Peters S, Goldbohm RA,Koeman T,van Tongeren M, Kauppinen T, Kant IJ, Kromhout H, van den Brandt PA. Comparison of expert and job-exposure matrix based retrospective exposure assessment of occupational carcinogens in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Occup Environ Med 2012;69:745-51.

Validation studies done: Links
 

  • 10.1136/oemed-2011-100556

Validation studies done: Attachments
 

Availability
 

  • Upon request

Strengths
  Systematic evaluation based on exposure measurements from 3 countries
Weaknesses
  strongly oriented towards Dutch working conditions