| Document ID (ISN) | 103575 |
| CIS number |
04-646 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-551-22598-1 |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches RA4-386
|
| Author(s) |
Goyer N., Beaudry C., Bégin D., Bouchard M., Buissonnet S., Carrier G., Gely O., Gérin M., Gravel R., Hébert F., Lavoué J., Lefebvre P., Noisel N., Perrault G., Roberge B. |
| Title |
Impacts of the lowering of the permissible exposure value for formaldehyde - Other wood industries |
| Original title |
Impacts d'un abaissement de la valeur d'exposition admissible au formaldéhyde - Autres industries du bois [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2004. 49p. Illus. 28 ref. Price: CAD 5.35. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/RA4-386.pdf. [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to assess the number of workers in the wood product industries other than furniture and particle-board manufacture in Quebec that would be exposed to excessive formaldehyde concentration levels and the cost of compliance per worker as a function of the various possible threshold limit values under consideration. This specific study was carried out within the framework of a large research programme aimed at evaluating the health and socio-economic impacts of lowering the current maximum permissible exposure value for formaldehyde of 2ppm to one of the values of 1.0, 0.75 or 0.3ppm, either as maximum or 8-hr time-weighted average values (see CIS 04-642 to 04-645, CIS 04-647 to 04-651 and CIS 04-653 to 04-655). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
formaldehyde; Quebec; wood products; limitation of exposure; woodworking industry; economic aspects; exposure evaluation; job-exposure relation; permissible levels |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; threshold limit values; public OSH institutions; Canada; computerized data bases; health hazards; legislation; determination in air; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Forestry
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Woodworking industry
Occupational exposure limits
Economic aspects
Exposure evaluation
Aldehydes
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