An introduction to a UK scheme to help small firms control health risks from chemicals

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 367-376

  Russell, R M ^a   Maidment, S C ^b   Brooke, I ^c   Topping, M D ^a  

^a Health Directorate   (United Kingdom)

^b Magdalen House   (United Kingdom)

^c Toxicology Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISKS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HEALTH REGULATIONS;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROL SYSTEM; DANGEROUS GOODS; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032142802     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(98)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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