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Document ID (ISN)101507
CIS number 03-554
Year 2001
Convention or series no. HSE Booklet INDG346
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Chromium and you
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, Nov. 2001. 6p.1 ref.
Internet access http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg346.pdf [in English]
Abstract Contents on this leaflet on the hazards from exposure to chromium aimed at employees: what is chromium, and products and processes where it is found; modes of exposure; health hazards; preventive measures; health surveillance; legal obligations of the employer, particularly under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 1999 (see CIS 00-620); information of personnel.
Descriptors (primary) occupational diseases; United Kingdom; training material; risk factors; chromium and compounds; health hazards
Descriptors (secondary) responsibilities of employers; toxic substances; limitation of exposure; safety guides; medical supervision; chromium; legislation
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Inorganic substances