FINJEM exposure information for occupational groups potentially exposed to silica and present within the study population
| FINJEM occupational group | Silica exposure | Asbestos exposure* | ||||||||||
| 1945–1959 | 1960–1984 | 1985–1994 | 1945–1959 | 1960–1984 | 1985–1994 | |||||||
| Prob (%) | Level (mg/m3) | Prob (%) | Level (mg/m3) | Prob (%) | Level (mg/m3) | Prob (%) | Level (fibres/m3) | Prob (%) | Level (fibres/m3) | Prob (%) | Level (fibres/m3) | |
| Miners, shot firers, etc | 100 | 0.20 | 100 | 0.12 | 100 | 0.12 | 40 | 3 | 39 | 2.18 | 20 | 0.10 |
| Miners and quarrymen, nec | 90 | 0.20 | 90 | 0.14 | 90 | 0.14 | 20 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.13 | 17 | 0.13 |
| Metal smelting furnace men | 100 | 0.20 | 100 | 0.14 | 100 | 0.10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Moulders | 100 | 0.32 | 100 | 0.18 | 100 | 0.15 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bricklayers, plasterers and tile setters | 100 | 0.12 | 100 | 0.12 | 100 | 0.10 | 40 | 0.3 | 62 | 0.31 | 62 | 0.15 |
| Reinforced concrete layers, stonemasons, etc | 100 | 0.03 | 100 | 0.03 | 100 | 0.03 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assisting building workers | 100 | 0.10 | 100 | 0.10 | 100 | 0.10 | 40 | 1.5 | 100 | 1.50 | 10 | 0.10 |
| Potters | 100 | 0.50 | 90 | 0.40 | 90 | 0.30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Occupations related to glass, ceramic and fine earthenware, nec | 95 | 0.30 | 95 | 0.20 | 95 | 0.15 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stone cutters | 90 | 0.60 | 87 | 0.44 | 87 | 0.30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Concrete-mixer operators and cast concrete product workers | 100 | 0.15 | 100 | 0.14 | 100 | 0.13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laboratory assistants | 6 | 0.01 | 6 | 0.01 | 6 | 0.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machine and engine mechanics | 19 | 0.05 | 17 | 0.03 | 17 | 0.02 | 51 | 0.02 | 53 | 0.02 | 25 | 0.01 |
| Construction carpenters | 76 | 0.02 | 76 | 0.02 | 76 | 0.02 | 40 | 0.5 | 100 | 0.50 | 20 | 0.10 |
| Assisting construction workers, nec | 22 | 0.02 | 22 | 0.03 | 22 | 0.03 | 6 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.75 | 7 | 0.50 |
| Building occupations, nec | 70 | 0.08 | 70 | 0.06 | 70 | 0.06 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 1.25 | 21 | 0.30 |
| Glass moulders, etc | 80 | 0.60 | 80 | 0.44 | 80 | 0.20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Glass and ceramics kiln men | 70 | 0.40 | 70 | 0.30 | 70 | 0.30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Glass and ceramics decorators, ceramics dippers | 50 | 0.15 | 50 | 0.10 | 50 | 0.08 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Refinery workers, other occupations in the chemical industry | 16 | 0.11 | 17 | 0.08 | 17 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.08 | 5 | 0.06 | – | – |
| Concrete shutterers and finishers | 90 | 0.08 | 90 | 0.08 | 90 | 0.08 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
↵* Group considered to be not exposed to asbestos; exposure probability and/or level of exposure set to zero.
Nec, not elsewhere classified; Prob, probability.