A qualitative study of the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of people exposed to diesel exhaust at the workplace in British Columbia, Canada

To identify exposure-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of individuals occupationally exposed to diesel exhaust (DE); to reveal strengths, knowledge gaps and misperceptions therein. A Mental Models approach was used to gather information about current scientific understanding of DE exposure...

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Published in:PloS one 2017-08, Vol.12 (8, Art. e0182890), p.21-12:8, Art. e0182890<21
Main Authors: Pui, Mandy, Nicol, Anne-Marie, Brauer, Michael, Palad, Farshad, Carlsten, Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abhängig Beschäftigter
Adult
Arbeitssicherheit
Attitudes
Audio data
Biology and Life Sciences
British Columbia
Complications and side effects
Diesel
Diesel emissions
Diesel engines
Diesel fuels
Emission
Engineering and Technology
Exposure
Female
Gasoline
Gesundheitsgefährdung
Gesundheitsschutz
Gesundheitsverhalten
Hazard assessment
Hazards
Health aspects
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health risk assessment
Humans
Kanada
Luft
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Health
Outdoor air quality
People and Places
Psychological aspects
Qualifikationsdefizit
Qualitative research
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk reduction
Risk taking
Social Sciences
Umweltbelastung
Umweltverschmutzung
Vehicle Emissions - toxicity
Wahrnehmung
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Summary:To identify exposure-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of individuals occupationally exposed to diesel exhaust (DE); to reveal strengths, knowledge gaps and misperceptions therein. A Mental Models approach was used to gather information about current scientific understanding of DE exposure hazards and the ways in which exposure can be reduced. Thirty individuals in British Columbia who were regularly exposed to occupational DE were interviewed. The audio was recorded and transcribed. Data was grouped together and examined to draw out themes around DE awareness, hazard assessment and risk reduction behaviors. These themes were then compared and contrasted with existing grey and research literature in order to reveal strengths, gaps and misperceptions regarding DE exposure. Study participants were aware and concerned about their exposure to DE but had incomplete and sometimes incorrect understanding of exposure pathways, health effects, and effective strategies to reduce their exposures. The perceived likelihood of exposure to DE was significantly greater compared to that of other work hazards (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0182890