FOULING ONES OWN NEST REVISITED

Transport of hazards from the workplace to the home by workers is a pr eviously recognized but poorly addressed public health problem. Partic ularly disturbing are the childhood intoxications which may result fro m such paraoccupational exposure. Work clothes and shoes appear to be a common vehicle for hazard transport in recently reported cases as th ey were in the past, although other ''markers'' for potential paraoccu pational exposure may be derived from case reviews. These include: poo r workplace hygiene, occupational intoxications in adult workers, and the ''cottage industry'' phenomenon. These markers are reviewed in the context of recently reported cases and strategies are suggested to mi tigate these easily preventable exposures. (C) 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.