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Document ID (ISN)111881
CIS number 11-0541
Year 2010
Convention or series no. NTP 872
Author(s) Cavallé Oller N.
Title Chemical agents: Application of control measures after performing a simplified inhalation exposure assessment
Original title Agentes químicos: aplicación de medidas preventivas al efectuar la evaluación simplificada por exposición inhalatoria [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2010. 6p. Illus. 7 ref.
Internet access NTP_872.pdf [in Spanish]
Abstract This technical note presents simplified methodologies for managing inhalation exposure risk, including the approach described in COSHH Essentials (see CIS 00-675) for defining various categories of potential risk. It describes the various types of existing control methods and how they relate to preventive actions required by the Spanish Royal Decree RD 374/2001.
Descriptors (primary) Spain; toxic substances; chemical products; inhalation; hazard evaluation; limitation of exposure; inhalation toxicity
Descriptors (secondary) evaluation of control measures; public OSH institutions; comment on law; data sheet; description of technique
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceSpain
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Workplace health promotion
Framework legislation