An integrated approach to initiate preventive strategies for workers exposed to Teflon pyrolytic gases in a plastic industry

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 297-303

  Tsai, Perng Jy ^a   Guo, Yue Liang ^a   Chen, Jin Luh ^b   Shieh, Hong Yong ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Science Council   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accident investigation; Preventive strategy; Pyrolytic gases; Teflon

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; GAS; HEATING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 0034530416     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.42.297     Document Type: Article

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