The Collection and Management of Occupational Exposure Data

This presentation addresses a number of issues pertinent to the collection and management of occupational exposure data and offers suggestions to those persons who are developing systems to handle large volumes of occupational exposure data. A perspective is taken that aims to meet the traditional objectives of industrial hygienists while accommodating epidemiologic needs for linking occupational exposure and health outcome data. The suggestions are based on experience gained through the retrospective use of industrial hygiene data in a large number of epidemiologic studies.