| Document ID (ISN) | 50020 |
| CIS number |
88-1366 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gan S.L., Goh C.L., Lee C.S., Hui K.H. |
| Title |
Occupational dermatosis among sanders in the furniture industry |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1987, Vol.17, No.4, p.237-240. 6 ref. |
| Abstract |
The prevalence of occupational skin disease was found to be 3.8% in a study of 479 sanders in the furniture-making industry in Singapore. Seventeen species of wood imported from South-East Asia were used. The most common dermatoses from wood dust were pruritus (1.6%), irritant contact dermatitis (1.6%) and serosis (1.4%). Two sanders had miliaria. None had allergic contact dermatitis from wood dust. The arms and trunk were the most common site for pruritus and dermatitis from wood dust. It appeared that the woods commonly used in the furniture-making industry are weak sensitisers. Appropriate preventive measures against irritant dermatitis such as dust control, protective clothing, and good personal hygiene should be adequate to prevent occupational dermatitis among the sanders. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
wood dust; exotic woods; Singapore; furniture industry; eczema; sawdust; morbidity |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
developing countries; statistics |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Skin diseases
Woodworking industry
|
