Patterns of Dermal Exposure to Hazardous Substances in European Union Workplaces

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-297

  Rajan Sithamparanadarajah, R ^a   Roff, M ^b   Delgado, P ^c   Eriksson, K ^d   Fransman, W ^e   Gijsbers, J H J ^f   Hughson, G ^g   Makinen M ^h   Van Hemmen, J J ^f  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Natl Inst Occup Safety and Hyg   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f TNO   (Netherlands)

^g INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^h FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Dip coating; Hazardous substances; Manual dispersion; Patch sampling; Skin; Spray dispersion

Indexed keywords

DERMATITIS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SKIN; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DISPERSIONS; HAZARDS;

BAYESIAN APPROACH; DERMAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ROUTES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HAND; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SKIN; WORKPLACE;

EUROPEAN UNION; HAND; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PATCH TESTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; WORKPLACE;

DERMAL EXPOSURE; DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE; DIP COATING; EXPOSURE DETERMINANTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT; SPRAY DISPERSION; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 1942502365     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh025     Document Type: Article

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