An Australian study to evaluate worker exposure to chrysotile in the automotive service industry

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 449-458

  Yeung, Paul ^a   Patience, Kim ^a   Apthorpe, Linda ^a   Willcocks, Deborah ^a  

^a Worksafe Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automotive Service; Brake Bonding; Brake Service; Chrysotile; Gasket Processing; Service Garage

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; AUTOMOBILES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032799308     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732299302657     Document Type: Article

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