Sign and Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning
Provides information on pesticide poisoning. It explains routes of exposure, toxicity, and signs and symptoms of various types of pesticides (fumigatants, rodenticides, wood preservatives, herbicides,...
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21/02/2002
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Occupational Exposure, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Chemical Industry, Chemical Compound Exposure, Chemical Industry, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Residues, Solvents, Poisoning, Rural Workers, Agriculture, Toxicology, Occupational risk, reposureposureposureposure, Occupational toxicology
Silicosis
WHO's Information Fact on Silicosis, provides an introduction, its health impact and concerns, prevention and WHO's reponse to this to the occupational disease.
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07/02/2002
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Silicosis, Inhalation Exposure, 32400, Mining, Occupational Exposure, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Chemical Industry, Chemical Compound Exposure, Toxicology, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, hhealthhealthhealth, Occupational toxicology
Preventing Silicosis Dealth in Construction Workers
This document provides background information on crystalline silica and the health effects of exposure. It describes six case reports of construction workers who have died or are suffering from silico...
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07/02/2002
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Silicosis, Inhalation Exposure, 32400, Pneumoconiosis, Mining, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Chemical Industry, Chemical Compound Exposure, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Occupational Diseases, Toxicology, ureposureposureposure, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Environmental Health Criterial Series No. 203: Chrysotile Asbestos
Summary of physical and chemical properties, sources an levels of occupational and environmental exposure, and the result of asbestos inhilation to workers. Link to full text version is available (eng...
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06/02/2002
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Asbestos Industry, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Chemical Industry, Toxicology, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, Chemical Compound, Inhalant Exposure, Respiratory distress, Occupational toxicology
Screening and surveillance of workers exposed to mineral dust
Provides definitions of screening and surveillance and describes the main elements of such programs, describes the practical aspects of screening and surveilance programmes to working populations expo...
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06/02/2002
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Mining, Asbestos, Chemical Industry, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, 32400, Pneumoconiosis, Silicates, Occupational Diseases, Toxicology, Coal Mining Industry, ustrydustrydustry, Inhalant Exposure, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Preventing Asthma and Death from Diisocyanate Exposure
Provides information about preventing adverse health effects from exposure to diisocyanates. Informations is directed to workers and employers, small businesses, physicians, and other health care prov...
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24/01/2002
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Asthma, Occupational Exposure, Chemical Industry, Coal Mining, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, Inhalation Exposure, Dermatitis, Contact, Isocyanates, Toxicology, riskl riskl risk, Diisocyanate, Occupational toxicology