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Document ID (ISN)47309
CIS number 87-71
Year 1986
Convention or series no. Guidance Note EH 1
Title Cadmium: health and safety precautions
Bibliographic information Health and Safety Executive, General Enquiry Point, St Hugh's House, Stanley Precinct, Bootle, Merseyside L20 3QZ, United Kingdom, June 1986. 8p. 10 ref.
Abstract Description; exposure limits; industrial uses; health effects (irritation, renal damage); assessment of risk; air monitoring; preventive measures; welfare facilities; instruction, training and supervision; health surveillance; statutory requirements.
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; cadmium and compounds; cadmium; United Kingdom; irritants
Descriptors (secondary) cadmium oxide; welfare facilities; renal diseases; data sheet; health hazards; air sampling; replaced; personal protective equipment
Document type B - Chemical safety information sheets
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Occupational exposure limits
Cadmium and compounds
Inorganic substances