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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Silicosis, Inhalation Exposure, 32400, Pneumoconiosis, Mining, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Chemical Industry, Chemical Compound Exposure, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Occupational Diseases, Toxicology, ureposureposureposure, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, 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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Silicosis, Inhalation Exposure, 32400, Mining, Occupational Exposure, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Chemical Industry, Chemical Compound Exposure, Toxicology, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, hhealthhealthhealth, 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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Mining, Asbestos, Chemical Industry, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, 32400, Pneumoconiosis, Silicates, Occupational Diseases, Toxicology, Coal Mining Industry, ustrydustrydustry, Inhalant Exposure, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Hazard Prevention and Control in the Work Environment: Airborne Dust
The different chapters of this document present: definitions illustrations of occupational exposure; principles for the recognition and evaluation; preventive principles and strategies; specific measu...
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Industry, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, 32400, Pneumoconiosis, Silicates, Toxicology, Hazard, Inhalant Exposure, 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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Asbestos Industry, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Chemical Industry, Toxicology, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, Chemical Compound, Inhalant Exposure, Respiratory distress, Occupational toxicology
The Asbestos Institute
The homepage for the Asbestos Institute provides information on asbestos, in your home, buidlings, as well as links to newsletters, publications, scientific reviews and a Safe Use manual.
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Asbestos Industry, Asbestos, Occupational Exposure, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult, Respiratory Hypersensitivity, Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory, Airway Obstruction, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Airway Resistance, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Toxicology, Inhalant Exposure, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Guidelines for Working With Asbestos
This site is intended to provide general information to employers, workers, consultants, contractors and others concerned with the use, storage, handling, reduction and disposal of asbestos.
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Asbestos Industry, Asbestos, Occupational Exposure, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult, Respiratory Hypersensitivity, Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Airway Resistance, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Toxicology, Inhalant Exposure, uctionuctionuction, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Asbestos Disease in Brazil and the Building of Counter-Powers: A study of Health, Work and Gender
This research reveals the problems associated with the risks to workers and to the population of Brazil who are exposed to asbestos. Document in PDF, requiring Adobe Acrobat.
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Environmental Exposure, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Inhalation Exposure, Asbestosis, Toxicology, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology, Work and gender
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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Asthma, Occupational Exposure, Chemical Industry, Coal Mining, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Inhalation Exposure, Dermatitis, Contact, Isocyanates, Toxicology, riskl riskl risk, Diisocyanate, Occupational toxicology
Haz-Map
A Relational Database of Hazardous Chemicals (industrial hygiene) and Occupational Diseases (epidemiology).Haz-Map is an occupational toxicology database designed for physicians, physician assistants,...
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Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Occupational Medicine, Inhalation Exposure, Dermatitis, Contact, Occupational Diseases, Toxicology, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
