| Document ID (ISN) | 56077 |
| CIS number |
91-961 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-885569-7 |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
Guidance Note EH 8
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Arsenic: health and safety precautions |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London Sw8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1990. 7p. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
The guidance note, a revision of the 1976 edition (CIS 77-1068), deals with arsenic and its compounds excluding arsine. Contents: properties of arsenic; industrial uses; assessment of health risks; control of exposure; occupational exposure limits, personal protective equipment and emergency procedures; monitoring exposure; health surveillance; information and training of personnel; legal requirements. An appendix covers health effects of arsenic and its compounds. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; arsenic; arsenic and compounds |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; acute toxicity; limitation of exposure; hazard evaluation; personal protective equipment; information of personnel; legislation; medical supervision; uses; data sheet; chronic toxicity |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Arsenic and compounds
Inorganic substances
|
