| Document ID (ISN) | 103577 |
| CIS number |
04-648 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-551-22600-7 |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches RA6-386
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| Author(s) |
Goyer N., Beaudry C., Bégin D., Bouchard M., Buissonnet S., Carrier G., Gely O., Gérin M., Lavoué J., Lefebvre P., Noisel N., Perrault G., Roberge B. |
| Title |
Impacts of the lowering of the permissible exposure value for formaldehyde - Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-based resin manufacturing industries |
| Original title |
Impacts d'un abaissement de la valeur d'exposition admissible au formaldéhyde - Industries de fabrication de formaldéhyde et de résines à base de formaldéhyde [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2004. 54p. Illus. 18 ref. Price: CAD 6.42. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/RA6-386.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to assess the number of workers in the formaldehyde and formaldehyde-based resin manufacturing industries in Quebec that would be exposed to excessive formaldehyde concentration levels and the cost of compliance per worker as a function of the various possible threshold limit values under consideration. This specific study was carried out within the framework of a large research programme aimed at evaluating the health and socio-economic impacts of lowering the current maximum permissible exposure value for formaldehyde of 2ppm to one of the values of 1.0, 0.75 or 0.3ppm, either as maximum or 8-hr time-weighted average values (see CIS 04-642 to 04-647, CIS 04-649 to 04-651 and CIS 04-653 to 04-655). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
formaldehyde; chemical industry; Quebec; melamine resins; phenol-formaldehyde polymers; job-exposure relation; limitation of exposure; permissible levels; economic aspects; exposure evaluation; plastics converting industry; thermosetting plastics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; threshold limit values; public OSH institutions; Canada; computerized data bases; health hazards; legislation; determination in air; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Economic aspects
Exposure evaluation
Aldehydes
Chemical industry
Occupational exposure limits
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