Background The relevance of beryllium sensitization testing for occupational health practice
and prevention is unclear. Aims To analyse the natural course of beryllium sensitization and …

Objective: To assess the importance of occupational history for beryllium-exposed workers.
Methods: Beryllium BioBank data were analyzed for 532 subjects in the following three …

Background In 2000, a manufacturer of beryllium materials and products introduced a
comprehensive program to prevent beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease …

The current occupational exposure limit (OEL) for beryllium has been in place for more than
50 years and was believed to be protective against chronic beryllium disease (CBD) until …

Beryllium exposure remains an ongoing occupational health concern for workers worldwide.
Since the initial Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ruling on a …

The primary beryllium industry has generated a large amount of data on airborne beryllium
concentrations that has been used to characterize exposure by task-specific activities, job …

Objective: Little is known about the risk of sensitization and chronic beryllium disease (CBD)
among workers performing limited processing of copper–beryllium alloys downstream of the …

Background Up to 12% of beryllium-exposed American workers would test positive on
beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) screening, but the implications of …

This report considers the historical origin of the current beryllium occupational exposure limit
(OEL) and the evidence that led most authorities to conclude that it was adequately …

The blood beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test is used in medical surveillance to identify
both beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease. Approximately 50% of …