| Document ID (ISN) | 106203 |
| CIS number |
07-184 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Are you a woodworker? Protect yourself against wood dust |
| Original title |
Vous travaillez le bois? Protégez-vous des risques liés aux poussières de bois [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Agence Nationale pour l'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail, 4, quai des Etroits, 69321 Lyon Cedex 05, France, Sep. 2006. 6p. Illus. |
| Internet access |
http://www.anact.fr/pls/portal/docs/1/19057.PDF [in French]
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| Abstract |
This leaflet provides recommendations for the prevention of occupational exposure to dust formed during woodworking. Its aim is to increase awareness among workers, employers and worker's representatives on the benefits of the prevention of occupational hazards and to enable occupational health services to provide practical support to the sector. Contents: regulations; effects of wood dust on health (skin diseases, respiratory impairment, rhinitis, sinonasal cancer); limitation of exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dust control; woodworking industry; health hazards; wood dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
local exhaust; rhinitis; legal aspects; France; data sheet; skin diseases; housekeeping; respirators; respiratory impairment; nasal cancer |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Woodworking industry
Lumber and the woodworking industry
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