| Document ID (ISN) | 78586 |
| CIS number |
02-782 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1287-7778 - Prévention BTP |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fiche de sécurité H2 F23 01 - Tableau n°64
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| Author(s) |
Boulat J.F., Gucève L., Pelé A., Michel M.C. |
| Title |
Occupational carbon monoxide poisoning |
| Original title |
Intoxication professionnelle par l'oxyde de carbone [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2001, No.36, p.33-40. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a highly dangerous gas capable of causing death in a few seconds. During 1997, there were 106 occupational accidents in France involving a loss of work time following acute CO poisoning. Contents of this review article on CO poisoning at work: definition of the hazard; conditions of exposure, in particular in the construction industry; pathophysiological mechanisms; preventive measures; trends in the number of cases of occupational diseases due to CO; French and European regulations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; carbon monoxide; medical treatment; chronic toxicity; risk factors; toxic substances |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; poisoning; acute poisoning; legal aspects; France; job-exposure relation; pathology; symptoms; diagnosis; carboxyhaemoglobin level; European Communities |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Carbon monoxide
Inorganic substances
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