| Document ID (ISN) | 106137 |
| CIS number |
07-149 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Brasseur G. |
| Title |
Sawmills - Dust during primary woodworking |
| Original title |
Scieries - Des poussières de première transformation [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2006, No.663, p.10-11. Illus. |
| Internet access |
http://www.travail-et-securite.fr/ArchivesTS/ArchivesTS.nsf/(allDocParRef)/TS663page10_1/$File/TS663page10.pdf?OpenElement [in French]
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| Abstract |
Effective 1st July 2005, the occupational exposure limit for wood dust in France has been set at 1mg/m3 of air. Following a series of measurements conducted in sawmills by the Wood and Furniture Technical Centre (CTBA), it was found that this threshold was exceeded in one quarter of the cases. Various recommendations were made following these findings, concerning in particular cleaning, local and general exhaust ventilation, layout of the premises, the installation of booths and the use of personal protective equipment. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
airborne dust; dust control; sawmilling industry; France; wood dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; local exhaust; equipment layout; personal protective equipment; housekeeping; booths; exhaust ventilation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Woodworking industry
Lumber and the woodworking industry
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