Green Cleaning: Exposure Characterization and Adoption Process Among Custodians

描述(申请人提供)：这项研究旨在调查保管人使用环保清洁产品和消毒剂的情况和影响，评估其对健康的影响，并实施有效的策略以防止接触和减少潜在的健康风险，并评估影响。此外，将邻苯二甲酸酯描述为令人关注的特定化学物种，可能有助于为减少对这些目标群体的接触提供量化依据，并有助于向EPPS过渡。整个提案采取迭代的方法，由工会社区和研究人员共同解决健康和安全问题，参与衡量暴露和健康影响，并在产生数据时进行审查。具体目的和目标：1。确定实施绿色清洁计划的障碍和激励因素。2.找出可能阻碍绿色清洁产品实施或使用的看门人的语言和文化障碍。3.提供清洁工人接触清洁产品的实际使用特征。4.区分和比较绿色清洁和以前/传统清洁产品使用的暴露情况。5.查明使用清洁产品引起的紊乱或不良健康事件，目的是评估绿色清洁产品对健康的影响。6.制定干预措施，以提高对绿色清洁方案的接受度，确保正确使用绿色清洁剂和消毒剂，并使在各国家机构工作的保管员采用“绿色清洁”产品的做法标准化。 公共卫生相关性：这项研究将有助于了解(1)保管人采用“绿色清洁”计划的动机和障碍，(2)描述绿色清洁与传统清洁相比的暴露模式，(3)监测身体中可能扰乱激素系统的化学品(邻苯二甲酸盐)的负担，(4)识别保管人中的哮喘和皮炎，以及(5)制定最佳实践报告和培训课程，以增加正确使用更安全的清洁化学品替代品。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This study is designed to investigate the use and impact of environmentally preferably cleaning products (EPPs) and disinfectants among custodians, to assess their health effects, and to implement effective strategies to prevent exposures and reduce potential health risks, and evaluate impacts. In addition, the characterization of phthalates as a specific chemical species of concern may help to provide a quantitative rationale for exposure reduction to these target constituencies and assist with transitions to EPPs. The overall proposal takes an iterative approach whereby the union community and researchers jointly address health and safety concerns, participate in measuring exposures and health effects, and review data as it is generated. Specific Aims and Objectives: 1. To identify barriers and incentives for implementing green cleaning programs. 2. To identify language and cultural barriers for janitors that may inhibit implementation or use of green-cleaning products. 3. To provide an actual-use characterization of exposures to cleaning products among janitorial workers. 4. To differentiate and compare the exposures to green-cleaning and prior/ traditional cleaning product use. 5. To identify disorders or adverse health events from the use of cleaning products, with the objective of assessing health impacts of green cleaning products. 6. To develop an intervention to improve the acceptance of green cleaning programs, to ensure proper use of green cleaners and disinfectants, and to standardize the adoption of "green cleaning" products among custodians working at the various state institutions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This study will help in understanding (1) incentives and obstacles to adoption of "Green Cleaning" programs by custodians, (2) describe exposure patterns of green cleaning compared to traditional cleaning, (3) monitor body burden of chemicals (phthalates) that can disrupt the hormone system, (4) identify asthma and dermatitis among custodians, and (5) develop a best practices report and training curriculum to increase the proper use of safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.