Occupational risks associated with electronics demanufacturing and CRT glass processing operations and the impact of mitigation activities on employee safety and health

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 323-328

  Peters Michaud, Neil ^a   Katers, John ^b   Barry, Jim ^c  

^a Cascade Asset Management   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^c Dept of Health and Family Srvc WI ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; CRT; Demanufacturing; Industrial hygiene; Lead; Noise; Occupational health; OSHA; Recycling; Shredding; Worker safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CALCIUM; CATHODE RAY TUBES; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROCESSING; RECYCLING; SAFETY TESTING;

CATHODE RAY TUBE GLASS PROCESSING; ELECTRONICS DEMANUFACTURING; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKER SAFETY;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY;

EID: 0038351774     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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