| Document ID (ISN) | 64550 |
| CIS number |
95-896 |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
CNA 2869/25.f
SUVA 2869/25.d
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| Author(s) |
Jost M., Rüegger M., Reber E., Liechti B., Wolf R. |
| Title |
Occupational disease prevention in pathology and histology laboratories |
| Original title |
Verhütung von Berufskrankheiten in pathologisch-anatomischen Instituten und histologischen Laboratorien [in German]
Prévention des maladies professionnelles dans les instituts d'anatomie pathologique et dans les laboratoires d'histologie [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Schweizerische Unfallverhütungsanstalt, Abteilung Arbeitsmedizin, Postfach, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland, Dec. 1993. 50p. Illus. 31 ref. |
| Abstract |
This brochure reviews the exposure hazards to chemicals used in medical laboratories as well as the risk of infectious diseases transmitted by blood or air. The results of a systematic measurements campaign carried out through Switzerland to evaluate formaldehyde and organic solvent concentrations in the air of such laboratories are given. Technical, organizational and behavioural preventive measures are described. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
formaldehyde; laboratories; occupational diseases; Switzerland; training material; organic solvents; hospitals; histology; biological hazards; harmful substances |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neurotoxic effects; osmium tetroxide; alcohols; limonene; acrylates; infectious diseases; list of chemical substances; skin diseases; xylene; training manuals; safety and health engineering; disinfectants; respiratory diseases |
| Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
| Country / State or Province | Switzerland |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Aldehydes
Biological hazards
OSH training
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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