Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 09/09/2021
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
WOOD DUST JEM
Institute
Aarhus University
Country
Denmark
Contact person
Vivi Schlünssen
Email
vs@ph.au.dk
References (citation)
  • Basinas I, Sigsgaard T, van Tongeren M, Galea K, Kromhout H, Schlünssen V. Development of a quantitative job exposure matrix for wood dust in the wood manufacturing industry. P723, IOM, UK 2017b 14
Attachments
Year JEM was developed
2016
Agents
  • Dusts and Fibres
Organic dusts
  • Wood dust (not specified)
Occupation Axis
Yes
Coding system
  • ISCO 1988
Industry Axis
No
Intensity
Yes
Intensity categories/units
  • Quantitative (specify unit)
Specify: Quantitative (specify unit)
mg/m3 Inhalable dust
Probability
No
Duration
Yes
Duration categories/levels
year
Frequency
No
Peaks
No
Data source(s)
  • Expert assessment
  • Direct measurements
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
  • Petersen SB, Flachs EM, Svendsen SW, Marott JL, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Hansen J, Stokholm ZA, Schlünssen V, Andersen JH, Bonde JP. Influence of errors in job codes on job exposure matrix-based exposure assessment in the register-based occupational cohort DOC*X. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2020 May 1;46(3):259-267.
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Links
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31642934/
Relation with other JEMs
Expert assessment was from a semi quantive JEM developed for agents suspected to cause asthma: Le Moual N, Zock JP, Dumas O, Lytras T, Andersson E, Lillienberg L, Schlünssen V, Benke G, Kromhout H. Update of an occupational asthma-specific job exposure matrix to assess exposure to 30 specific agents. Occup Environ Med. 2018 Jul;75(7):507-514.
Availability
  • Upon request
Strengths
Quantitative population based time specificJEM based on expert ratings and 12 704 measurements collected in 1978–2007 in wood related industries in six European countries
Weaknesses
Only published in a report . Barely used yet in epi studies