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Table 1 Occupations covered by the job-specific supplementary questionnaires

From: Investigating the association between occupational exposure to asbestos and ovarian carcinoma: results from a pilot study in Germany

Occupation

 Agriculture and forestry, horticulture, fruit, wine, tobacco, hops and vegetables cultivation, road workers, train maintenance

Painter, varnisher and house painter

 Roof tiler and façade builder

Woodworking and processing, furniture production, parquet production (carpenters, forestry and sawing workers, track-builders, staircase builders, parquet layers, chipboard and plywood production)

 Insulation worker

Ventilation technician, air conditioning technician, pipe network builder

 Electrician and control technician

Roadworks and civil engineering workers

 Stonemason and stone worker terrazzo dealers and manufacturers

Metal production worker

 Metalworking and processing

Foundry

 Heat protection

Welding, flame cutting, flame spraying

 Motorcar mechanic

Locksmith, plumber and installer

 Asbestos processing industry

Chemical / pharmaceutical industry, mineral mil processing, fertiliser production

 Electroplating

Leather production or processing, tannery

 Cokery, gas plant

Nuclear industry

 Health services

Mining

 Rubber industry

Textile industry

 Air and aerospace industry

Protection of goods in stock, fumigation facilities, sterilisation plant, grain and food wholesalers, mill operations

 Warehouse worker, Stevedore dock worker

Shipyard workers, shipbuilders

 Building construction, masons, plasterers, stuccoers

Soldering

 Diner, cook, kitchen help

Not unambiguously classifiable