Hazard and risk assessment of industrial chemicals in the occupational context in europe: Some current issues

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1453-1462

  Fairhurst, S ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dusts; EU chemicals policy; EU classification system; Occupational exposure limits; Solvents

Indexed keywords

BENZIDINE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; BROMOCHLOROMETHANE; CARCINOGEN; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; DICHLOROMETHANE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN DISEASE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DUST; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW; LUNG TOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; POLICY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TOXICITY;

EID: 0042882184     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(03)00193-5     Document Type: Review

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