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Document ID (ISN)37709
CIS number 82-1060
Year 1981
Convention or series no. CSC Data Sheet J-1
Author(s)
Canada Safety Council
Title Effects of physical and chemical hazards on the reproductive health of male and female workers
Bibliographic information 1765 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3V4, Canada, 1981. 33p. 21 ref.
Abstract Contents: chemical and physical hazards; workplace exposure and its effects on reproduction; impediments to progress; chemical reproductive hazards, proven (anaesthetic gases, carbon disulfide, hormones, lead, mercury, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, vinyl chloride); potential (aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, carbon tetrachloride, chloroprene); suspected (arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chloroform, dimethylformamide, lithium, nickel); physical reproductive hazards, proven (ionising radiation, non-ionising radiation); potential (heat, noise, vibration); employers' responsibilities and worker rights; bibliography; 2-page summary for poster display.
Descriptors (primary) harmful physical agents; antifertility effects; teratogenic effects; harmful substances; genetic effects; Canada
Descriptors (secondary) ionizing radiation; heat; nickel; chloroform; carbon tetrachloride; vinyl chloride; carbon monoxide; mercury; chlorobutadiene; noise; polychlorinated biphenyls; carbon disulfide; arsenic; aromatic hydrocarbons; lead; vibration; lithium; beryllium; non-ionizing radiation; inhalation anaesthetics; hormones; dimethylformamide; pesticides; women; cadmium; data sheet; responsibilities of employers
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects