| Document ID (ISN) | 56406 |
| CIS number |
91-1185 |
| ISBN(s) |
91-7045-079-X |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
Arbete och hälsa 1990:28
|
| Author(s) |
Sjögren B., Ulfvarson U. |
| Title |
Nordic Expert Group for Documentation of Occupational Exposure Limits - 90. Welding gases and fumes |
| Original title |
Nordiska Expertgruppen för Gränsvärdesdokumentation - 90. Svetsgaser och svetsrök [in Swedish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Arbetsmiljöinstitutet, Förlagstjänst, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1990. 33p. Illus. 195 ref. |
| Abstract |
Many welding operations are related to the development of chronic bronchitis among welders with long exposure. Among shipyard welders airway obstruction has also been observed. Exposure to hexavalent chromium, isocyanate and ozone, and welding in epoxypainted steel, may result in reversible bronchial obstruction. Exposure to cadmium oxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and phosgene may cause pulmonary oedema. Exposure to asbestos, chromium (VI) and nickel occuring in welders' working areas implies risk of lung cancer development. Exposure to lead, manganese and possibly aluminium may affect the nervous system. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cadmium and compounds; pulmonary oedema; obstructive ventilatory impairment; manganese and compounds; nickel and compounds; phosgene; Nordic Countries; lead and compounds; ozone; isocyanates; nitrogen oxides; asbestos; aluminium and compounds; diseases of nervous system; lung cancer; welding fumes; chromium and compounds; epoxy resins |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cadmium oxide; manganese; nickel; nitrogen dioxide; lead; welding and cutting; shipbuilding industry; length of exposure; chromium; criteria document; aluminium |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Cadmium and compounds
Lead and compounds
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Cyano compounds
Isocyanates
Asbestos
Nickel and compounds
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