| Document ID (ISN) | 110513 |
| CIS number |
10-0095 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-2-89631-442-3 |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et recherches R-640
|
| Author(s) |
Vyskocil A., El Majidi N., Thuot R., Beaudry C., Charest-Tardif G., Tardif R., Gagnon F., Ska B., Turcot A., Drolet D., Aliyeva E., Viau C. |
| Title |
Effects of concentration peaks on styrene neurotoxicity in the fibreglass-reinforced plastics sector - Phase II |
| Original title |
Effets des pics de concentration sur la neurotoxicité du styrène dans l'industrie de plastique renforcé de fibre de verre - Phase II [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2010. xiii, 101p. Illus. 48 ref. Price: CAD 12.60. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-640.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to determine whether exposure to high concentrations of styrene, even for short periods, has harmful consequences on the health of workers who are regularly exposed. It involved workers exposed to styrene in the glass-reinforced plastics industry at average concentrations not exceeding the time-weighted average exposure value (TWAEV) of 213 mg/m3. In this industry, it is known that there are exposure peaks that exceed the values defined in occupational safety and health regulations. However at the exposure concentrations described, and for the exposure duration of the workers who participated in this study, styrene was found to have no appreciable effect on the neurosensory and neuropsychological performance. These findings do not justify lowering the current Quebec (Canada) styrene exposure limits. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Quebec; styrene; glass fibre reinforced plastics; hazard evaluation; neuropsychic effects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; physiology of vision; reaction time; exposure evaluation; threshold limit values; public OSH institutions; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Quebec |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Toxicology
|
