| Document ID (ISN) | 111403 |
| CIS number |
11-0086 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0173-3338 - Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz, Prophylaxe und Ergonomie |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sperk C., Scutaru A.M., Däumling C., Groneberg D.A. |
| Title |
Description and analysis of the setting of occupational exposure limits in Great Britain |
| Original title |
Darstellung und Analyse der Ableitung von Arbeitsplatzgrenzwerten in Grossbritannien [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
2011, Vol.61, No.1, p.22-28. Illus. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article analyses the approach used by the United Kingdom to derive occupational exposure limits. Contents: background; methodical approach; definitions and values of occupational exposure limits; approach for defining occupational exposure limits; establishing the scientific basis; checking the feasibility; role of stakeholder committees; extrapolation factors; specific groups of substances (carcinogens, allergens, sensitizers, reprotoxic substances, skin penetrating substances, mixtures of substances); references to Directive 99/45/EC and United Kingdom Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; dangerous substances; chemical products; toxicology; threshold limit values |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiology; allergens; carcinogens; sensitizers; skin absorption; animal experiments; in vitro experiments; public OSH institutions; role of government; antifertility effects; embryotoxic effects; comment on directive; description of technique |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Occupational exposure limits
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