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Document ID (ISN)49313
CIS number 88-580
ISSN - Serial title 0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail
Year 1987
Convention or series no. Fiche d'allergologie-dermatologie prof. No.41
Author(s) Foussereau J.
Title Irritant dermatitis due to glass fibre and rock wool
Original title Les dermites par irritation aux fibres de verre, à la laine de verre et à la laine de roche [in French]
Bibliographic information 1st Quarter 1987, No.29, p.13-16. Illus. 32 ref.
Abstract Information note for occupational physicians. Topics: occupations at risk (production of glass fibre, insulation work in the electronics and construction industries); clinical studies; aetiology and pathology of irritation; diagnosis (the allergens include epoxy resins, formaldehyde-paratertiarybutylphenol resins, quaternary amines, lubricants, formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate and acrylic resins); technical prevention (collective and personal); medical prevention; compensation.
Descriptors (primary) sensitization dermatitis; glass fibre; occupational medicine; eczema; mineral fibres; skin allergies
Descriptors (secondary) data sheet; diagnosis
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Dust, aerosols and related diseases
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Allergies
Skin diseases