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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015

Job exposure matrix for electric shock risks with their uncertainties.

Ximena P Vergara, Heidi J Fischer, Michael Yost, Michael Silva, David A Lombardi, Leeka Kheifets

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ximena P VergaraElectric Power Research Institute, Environment Sector, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. xvergara@epri.com.
Heidi J FischerUCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. Heidi.j.fischer@gmail.com.
Michael YostDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. airion@uw.edu.
Michael SilvaEnertech Consultants, Campbell, CA 95008, USA. msilva@enertech.net.
David A LombardiCenter for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 07418, USA. David.Lombardi@libertymutual.com.
Leeka KheifetsUCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. kheifets@ucla.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present an update to an electric shock job exposure matrix (JEM) that assigned ordinal electric shocks exposure for 501 occupational titles based on electric shocks and electrocutions from two available data sources and expert judgment. Using formal expert elicitation and starting with data on electric injury, we arrive at a consensus-based JEM. In our new JEM, we quantify exposures by adding three new dimensions: (1) the elicited median proportion; (2) the elicited 25th percentile; and (3) and the elicited 75th percentile of those experiencing occupational electric shocks in a working lifetime. We construct the relative interquartile range (rIQR) based on uncertainty interval and the median. Finally, we describe overall results, highlight examples demonstrating the impact of cut point selection on exposure assignment, and evaluate potential impacts of such selection on epidemiologic studies of the electric work environment. In conclusion, novel methods allowed for consistent exposure estimates that move from qualitative to quantitative measures in this population-based JEM. Overlapping ranges of median exposure in various categories reflect our limited knowledge about this exposure.

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Occupational ExposureElectrical Equipment and SuppliesElectric InjuriesElectricityRiskUncertaintyUnited States

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PMCPMC4410222

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