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Document ID (ISN)108748
CIS number 08-1130
ISBN(s) 978-83-7373-021-2
Year 2007
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Augustyńska D., Pośniak M.
Title Harmful agents in the working environment - Permissible levels 2007
Original title Czynniki szkodliwe w środowisku pracy - Wartości dopuszczalne 2007 [in Polish]
Bibliographic information Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, ul. Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warszawa, Poland, 2007. 356p. Illus. Bibl.ref.
Abstract This manual lists the occupational exposure limits for chemical, physical and biological harmful agents. The methods of measurement and assessment of occupational exposure to individual substances, as well as the basic rules for limiting exposures are discussed. The European Union directives and Polish regulations specifying employers' obligations with regard to the protection of their employees against harmful exposures to chemical, physical and biological agents are reviewed.
Descriptors (primary) harmful physical agents; threshold limit values; biological hazards; harmful substances; Poland
Descriptors (secondary) European Union; list of chemical substances; hazard evaluation; comment on directive; sampling and analysis; comment on law; exposure evaluation
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvincePoland
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Biological hazards
Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Biological hazards
Occupational exposure limits