Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 16/11/2020
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
Norwegian Silicon Carbide JEM
Institute
University Hospital Northern Norway
Country
Norway
Contact person
Solveig Føreland
Email
solveig.foreland@unn.no
References (citation)
  • Solveig Føreland, Merete Drevvatne Bugge, Berit Bakke, Erik Bye and Wijnand Eduard. 2012. A Novel Strategy for Retrospective Exposure Assessment in the Norwegian Silicon Carbide Industry. J Occup Environ Hyg;9(4):230-41. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2012.666189.
Year JEM was developed
2012
Agents
  • Dusts and Fibres
  • Other (specify)
Fibres
  • Asbestos (any form of asbestos chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, etc. or asbestos-containing material)
  • Silicon carbide fibres and whiskers
Inorganic dusts
  • Inorganic dusts, not specified
  • Quartz (quartz or crystalline silica containing dusts)
  • Other (specify)
Inorganic dusts | Specify: Other
Silicon carbide
Occupation Axis
Yes
Coding system
  • Other
Specify: Other
Industry specific self developed coding system
Industry Axis
No
Intensity
Yes
Intensity categories/units
  • Qualitative (specify cut-off points, if applicable)
  • Quantitative (specify unit)
Specify: Qualitative (specify cut-off points)
Asbestos: exposed if working in departments with asbestos being used in the time period asbestos was used
Specify: Quantitative (specify unit)
Total dust, respirable dust, quartz, cristobalite, silicon carbide: mg/m3
Probability
No
Duration
No
Frequency
No
Peaks
No
Data source(s)
  • Expert assessment
  • Direct measurements
Availability
  • Upon request