| Document ID (ISN) | 100392 |
| CIS number |
02-1401 |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
INRS ED 5015
|
| Author(s) |
Courtois B., Lafon D., Moineau J.P., Dornier G. |
| Title |
What we know about cement today |
| Original title |
Le point des connaissances sur les ciments [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 2002. 4p. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
Although statistics have shown a decline during the last 40 years, cement remains the prime cause of occupational contact dermatitis among workers in the building and construction industry. Contents of this information sheet: cement manufacturing processes; risks for humans (skin damage, eye damage, other diseases); preventive measures (gloves, protective creams, reduction by ferrous sulfate of the chromium VI contained in cement and primarily responsible for contact dermatitis); legal aspects. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; skin diseases; health hazards; construction industry; cement |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
protective gloves; irritants; legal aspects; ferrous sulfate; European Communities; barrier creams; conjunctivitis; substitution; chromium and compounds; directive; data sheet; eczema |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
Cement and concrete
Construction industry and civil engineering
|
