Application of a dynamic population-based model to assess the effect of silica exposure interventions on COPD in Dutch construction workers: results from the 'Relieved Working Study'

OBJECTIVES: A multidimensional intervention aimed at reducing silica exposure in the Dutch construction industry was performed. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of the achieved reduction in exposure on the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in construction workers. METHOD: The intervention aimed at technical, organisational and psycho-social factors and was performed in four construction companies. Pre and post intervention respirable quartz exposure measurements were taken in these and four additional control companies. A mathematical simulation model w... Mehr ...