| Document ID (ISN) | 103764 |
| CIS number |
05-22 |
| ISBN(s) |
972-8321-65-1 |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
Segurança e saúde no trabalho: Divulgação 16
|
| Author(s) |
Parreira Cano M.M. |
| Title |
Potential workplace exposure to microorganisms |
| Original title |
Exposição potencial a microorganismos no local de trabalho [in Portuguese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Inspecção das Condições de Trabalho (IDICT), Lisboa, Portugal, March 2004. 56p. Illus. |
| Abstract |
This information booklet, which is primarily intended for employers and employees of small enterprises, describes the risks of potential workplace exposure to microorganisms. Contents: general aspects of workplace contamination and contagion; classification of microorganisms; evaluation of exposure hazard (hazard identification, epidemiological chain of events); measures aimed at preventing or reducing the risk (hygiene end personal protection measures, medical supervision, safety and health training); potential exposure of workers (contamination of ventilation systems, facade cleaning or building preservation work, work on archive documents, contamination of workplace air); workplace air quality control, occupations at risk of exposure to microorganisms or other biological agents; current legislation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Portugal; microorganisms; risk factors; biological hazards; workplaces |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
occupational hygiene; safety guides; tuberculosis; fungi; contagion; legionellosis; infectious hepatitis; smallpox; immunodeficiency syndrome; training manuals; containment; ventilation systems; hazard evaluation; waste disposal; personal protective equipment; health care personnel; handling of animals; agriculture; medical supervision; classification; sewage treatment; safety and health training; legal aspects |
| Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
| Country / State or Province | Portugal |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Biological hazards
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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