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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 52193 |
CIS number |
89-1317 |
ISBN(s) |
0-11-885402-X |
Year |
1988 |
Convention or series no. |
Guidance Note MS 13
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Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
Asbestos |
Bibliographic information |
HM Stationary Office, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, Rev.ed., Apr. 1988. 4p. 15 ref. |
Abstract |
This note is an update of the document abstracted as CIS 80-677. It provides general information on asbestos and its uses. It gives guidance on exposure limits and their significance, control measures in order to reduce exposure, respiratory protective equipment, biological and clinical effects of exposure to asbestos, asbestosis (pathology and clinical features), the increased risk of lung cancer due to exposure, mesothelioma of pleura and peritoneum, cancers at other sites, asbestos corns (warts), medical examinations of workers exposed to asbestos and social security benefit criteria. |
Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; biological effects; limitation of exposure; asbestos |
Descriptors (secondary) |
mesothelioma; compliance with exposure limits; peritoneum; occupational diseases; warts; lung cancer; neoplasms; permissible levels; respirators; workmen's compensation; medical supervision; data sheet; asbestosis |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Viral diseases (other than aids) Asbestos Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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