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ID (ISN) del documento57523
Número CIS 92-206
ISSN - Título de la serie 0748-2337 - Toxicology and Industrial Health
Año 1991
Número de serie
Autor(es) Mehlman M.A.
Título Dangerous and cancer-causing properties of products and chemicals in the oil refining and petrochemical industry. Part V, Asbestos-caused cancers and exposure of workers in the oil refining industry
Información bibliográfica Jan.-Mar. 1991, Vol.7, No.1/2, p.53-71. Illus. 57 ref.
Resumen In the oil refining and petrochemical industries exposure to cancer-causing asbestos particles, especially during equipment repair and maintenance, is very high. Up to 90% of workers in the oil refining industry had direct and/or indirect contact with asbestos, and more than half of this contact occurred without the use of any kind of precaution, exposing these workers to a high risk of developing lung cancer and mesothelioma, both fatal diseases. The hazards include: inadequate health and safety training for both company personnel and workers; failure to inform about the dangers and diseases (cancers) resulting from exposure to asbestos; excessive use of large numbers of untrained and uninformed contract workers; lack of use of protective equipment; antiquated approached and responses to repairing asbestos breaks and replacement of asbestos in oil-refining facilities.
Descriptores (primarios) amianto; conservación y reparación; tumores; industria petroquímica; refino del petróleo
Descriptores (secundarios) mesotelioma; efectos cancerígenos; valoración de la exposición; cáncer de pulmón
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Petroleum and natural gas industry
Asbestos
Petrochemical industry
Chemical industry