Risk assessment of chemicals in foundries: The International Chemical Toolkit pilot-project

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 432-437

  Ribeiro, Marcela G ^a   Filho, Walter R P ^a  

^a FUNDACENTRO Fundação Jorge Duprat Figueiredo de Segurança e Medicina do Trabalho   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Control banding approach; Foundry; Risk assessment; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

CONTROL BANDING APPROACH; PILOT-PROJECTS; SILICA DUST; SMALL ENTERPRISES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FOUNDRY PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICA;

CHEMICAL WASTES;

CHEMICAL AGENT; METAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL WASTES; FOUNDRY PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICA;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOUNDRY; FUME; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

BRAZIL; GUIDELINES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746920016     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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