Medical examinations for exposure to aluminium dust Jurisdiction Austria Year 1977 Published in German Original/other title [German] Ärztliche Untersuchungen bei Einwirkung durch Aluminiumstaub Serial title Amtliche Nachrichten des Bundesministeriums für soziale Verwaltung und des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit und Umweltschutz Source 31 Mar. 1977, Vol.33, No.3, p.219. Descriptors [Primary] Austria, aluminium and compounds, medical supervision, respirable dust [Secondary] aluminium, aluminium oxide, directive, limitation of exposure, periodic medical examinations Subject category Chemical safety Abstract Circular dated 18 Jan. 1977 sent by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs to the labour inspectorate, stating that only aluminium metal and aluminium oxide, finely dispersed, are capable of causing lung and alveolar disease. The operations involving exposure are listed. Workers exposed to aluminium dust in the course of these operations must undergo appropriate medical examinations. Since there is no official TLV, a limit of 10mg/m3 has been fixed for aluminium powder, as an indicative figure. CIS No. 77-1259 Database ID 27652