Chemicals and particles
A generic quantitative job exposure matrix (JEM) for chemicals and particles, including information on the probability of being exposed and the level of exposure, for occupations on the European labour market from the 1970’s to today.
Chemicals and particles include data from 1970 to 2020 with 10-year intervals and exposure prevalence in three categories for respirable crystalline silica, nickel, wood dust and diesel engine exhaust, as well as estimated average exposure level among the exposed for: respirable crystalline silica, wood dust and diesel engine exhaust.
- Data on Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust is collected from five JEMS (FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp, Matgéné and SYNJEM/DOMJEM).
- Exposure is specified for prevalence and level for the regions Germany, The Netherlands, UK, France, Sweden, Italy/Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, and Non-Country Specific.
- EuroJEM contains 29 occupations exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust.
- Data on Wood dust is collected from four JEMS (FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp, WoodJEM).
- Exposure is specified for prevalence and level for the regions Denmark/Norway, The Netherlands, Finland, UK, France, and Non-Country Specific.
- EuroJEM contains 12 occupations exposed to Wood dust.
- Data on Diesel Engine Exhaust is collected from three JEMS (FINJEM, Swedish Diesel-JEM, DEE-JEM).
- Exposure for prevalence and level is given as Non-Country Specific for Europe.
- EuroJEM contains 12 occupations exposed to Diesel Engine Exhaust.
- Data on Nickel is collected from three JEMS (SYNJEM/DOMJEM, FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp).
- Exposure for prevalence is given as Non-Country Specific for Europe. The exposure level could not be assessed as the underlying data was considered to be of insufficient quality.
- EuroJEM contains 14 occupations exposed to Nickel.
Contact persons
Håkan Tinnerberg
Associate professor, affiliated to KIPernilla Wiebert
Affiliated to Research