Exposure assessment of aluminum arc welding radiation

Health Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 298-306

  Peng, Chiung Yu ^a   Lan, Cheng Hang ^b   Juang, Yow Jer ^b   Tsao, Ta Ho ^b   Dai, Yu Tung ^b   Liu, Hung Hsin ^c   Chen, Chiou Jong ^d,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^e Institute of Occupational Safety and Health   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exposure, occupational; Health effects; Hygiene, industrial; Maximum permissible exposures

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; EYE INJURY; HEALTH HAZARD; INFRARED RADIATION; MASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RETINA INJURY; SKIN INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELDING; METALLURGY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ALUMINUM; INFRARED RAYS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WELDING;

EID: 36049002785     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000267862.44497.a4     Document Type: Article

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