Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 10/11/2020
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
Cement production
Institute
STAMI
Country
Norway
Contact person
Hilde Notø
Email
hno@stami.no
Attachments
Year JEM was developed
2007-2011
Agents
  • Dusts and Fibres
Fibres
  • Other (specify)
Fibres | Specify: Other
Cement, clinker
Inorganic dusts
  • Cement
Occupation Axis
Yes
Industry Axis
No
Intensity
Yes
Intensity categories/units
  • Quantitative (specify unit)
Specify: Quantitative (specify unit)
mg/m3
Probability
No
Duration
Yes
Duration categories/levels
half a shift/shift/ year
Frequency
Yes
Frequency categories/levels
N pr job type/year
Data source(s)
  • Direct measurements
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
  • Nordby et al 2016. Thoracic dust exposure is associated with lung function decline in cement production workers. Nordby et al 2011. Exposure to thoracic dust, airway symptoms and lung function in cement production workers
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Links
  • Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 331–339 | DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02061-2015.
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Attachments
Validation studies done: Texts
  • No
Availability
  • Upon request
Strengths
6111 thoarcic exposure meaurements from 22 plants in 8 different countries
Weaknesses
Sampling by the companies but all analysis at STAMI, uneven number of samples pr job type