| Document ID (ISN) | 111216 |
| CIS number |
10-0791 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-85-98117-44-7 |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Algranti A., de Fátima Maçãira E., Medina Coeli Mendoça E. |
| Title |
You, the cleaning worker! Shall we talk? |
| Original title |
Você, trabalhador da limpeza! Vamos conversar? [in Portuguese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Fundacentro, Rua Capote Valente 710, 05409-002 São Paulo SP, Brazil, 2009. 19p. Illus. |
| Internet access |
Você_trabalhador_da_limpeza.pdf [in Portuguese]
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| Abstract |
The objective of this booklet is to draw attention to the risks arising from exposure to vapours, gases and dust from products used or during the actual activity of daily cleaning, focusing on the onset of symptoms that may precede the development of diseases such as asthma and rhinitis. It makes some recommendations for care while performing tasks that can help prevent unnecessary exposure to these products. It makes also some guidance on workers' rights and procedures for the diagnosis and recognition of asthma and rhinitis as occupational diseases. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Brazil; cleaning agents; cleaning; respiratory diseases; domestic and related helpers, cleaners; health hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
diagnosis; rhinitis; asthma; limitation of exposure; safe working methods; public OSH institutions; compensation of occupational diseases |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Brazil |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Cleaning work
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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