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EuroJEM chemicals and particles

Updated 2026-03-25
A generic quantitative job exposure matrix (JEM) for chemicals and particles, including information on the probability of being exposed and the level of exposure, for occupations on the European labour market from the 1970’s to today. Chemicals and particles include data from 1970 to 2020 with 10-year intervals and exposure prevalence in three categories for respirable crystalline silica, nickel, wood dust and diesel engine exhaust, as well as estimated average exposure level among the exposed for respirable crystalline silica, wood dust and diesel engine exhaust. For each substance, data is collected from multiple JEMs. This JEM is part of the EuroJEM framework.
Spatial coverage
eu
Language
en
Domain
hazardous substances occupational exposure
Type
tool model
Keyword(s)
job-exposure matrix hazardous substances harmonization jem systematic evaluation work environment cccupational exposure respirable crystalline silica nickel wood dust diesel engine exhaust
Access rights
restricted access
Occupational identifier
isco-08

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Title
EuroJEM chemicals and particles
Abbreviation
EuroJEM
Description
A generic quantitative job exposure matrix (JEM) for chemicals and particles, including information on the probability of being exposed and the level of exposure, for occupations on the European labour market from the 1970’s to today. Chemicals and particles include data from 1970 to 2020 with 10-year intervals and exposure prevalence in three categories for respirable crystalline silica, nickel, wood dust and diesel engine exhaust, as well as estimated average exposure level among the exposed for respirable crystalline silica, wood dust and diesel engine exhaust. For each substance, data is collected from multiple JEMs. This JEM is part of the EuroJEM framework.
URL
https://www.we-expose.eu/eurojem https://ki.se/en/imm/eurojem/eurojem-chemicals-and-particles
Creator
Karolinska Institutet
Creator
FIOH
Creator
TNO
Creator
ISGlobal
Creator
KI
Creator
Universidad de Cantabria
Creator
STAMI
Creator
Santé Publique France)
Contact email
eurojem@ki.se
Access terms
After application for EuroJEM
Temporal coverage
1970-2020
Publication date
2025
Project
EuroJEM is funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program. Developed as part of the Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research (EPHOR). Grant Agreement No. 874703.
Remarks
Data on Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust is collected from five JEMS (FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp, Matgéné and SYNJEM/DOMJEM). Data on Wood dust is collected from four JEMS (FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp, WoodJEM). Data on Diesel Engine Exhaust is collected from three JEMS (FINJEM, Swedish Diesel-JEM, DEE-JEM) Data on Nickel is collected from four JEMS (SYNJEM/DOMJEM, FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp)

Identifiers

Occupational identifier
ISCO-08
Created: 2026-03-25
Last updated: 2026-03-25
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