| Document ID (ISN) | 103579 |
| CIS number |
04-650 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-551-22602-3 |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches RA8-386
|
| Author(s) |
Goyer N., Bégin D., Bouchard M., Buissonnet S., Carrier G., Gely O., Gérin M., Lefebvre P., Noisel N., Perrault G., Roberge B. |
| Title |
Impacts of the lowering of the permissible exposure value for formaldehyde - Pathology laboratories |
| Original title |
Impacts d'un abaissement de la valeur d'exposition admissible au formaldéhyde - Laboratoires de pathologie [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. 38p. 40 ref. Price: CAD 5.35. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/RA8-386.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to assess the number of workers in pathology laboratories 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 04-649, CIS 04-651 and CIS 04-653 to 04-655). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
formaldehyde; Quebec; laboratory work; pathology; job-exposure relation; permissible levels; economic aspects; exposure evaluation; limitation of exposure |
| 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) |
Commerce, services, offices
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Aldehydes
Occupational exposure limits
Exposure evaluation
Economic aspects
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