Occupational exposure to wood dust in the British woodworking industry in 1999/2000

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-260

  Black, Nigel ^a   Dilworth, Martin ^a   Summers, Nick ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Determinants of exposure; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DUST; HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAWING; VENTILATION; WOOD; WOODWORKING;

COMPLIANCES; CROSS-CUT SAWING; DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE; SAWMILLING; WOOD DUST;

WOOD WASTES; COMPLIANCE CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MACHINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR; WOOD DUST; AIR CONDITIONING; DUST; EXPOSURE; GAS MASK; HEALTH EDUCATION; INDUSTRY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOOD; WORKPLACE;

COMPLIANCE; DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE; LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION; LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM; MAXIMUM EXPOSURE LIMITS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WOOD DUST; WOODWORKING INDUSTRY;

DUST; WOOD;

DUST; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; VENTILATION; WOOD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34447521810     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mem007     Document Type: Article

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