Development of indigenous local exhaust ventilation system: Reduction of welders exposure to welding fumes

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-328

  Zaidi, Shakeel ^a   Sathawara, Natvarbhai ^a   Kumar, Sunil ^a   Gandhi, Sumitra ^a   Parmar, Chimanlal ^b   Saiyed, Habibullah ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

^b Rural Technology Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Health hazards; Local exhaust ventilation; Manganese; Mobile; Portable; Welders; Welding fumes

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; WELDING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKROOM AIR;

AIR; HUMANS; MANGANESE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; VENTILATION; WELDING;

EID: 4143053448     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.323     Document Type: Article

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