Evaluation of COSHH essentials: Methylene chloride, isopropanol, and acetone exposures in a small printing plant

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 463-474

  Lee, Eun Gyung ^a   Harper, Martin ^a   Bowen, Russell B ^b,c   Slaven, James ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c Bowen EHS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Control banding; COSHH Essentials; Exposure assessment; Occupational exposure limits; R phrases; Risk assessment tool

Indexed keywords

CONTROL BANDING; COSHH ESSENTIALS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS; R-PHRASES; RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL;

ACETONE; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRINTING; RISK MANAGEMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; DICHLOROMETHANE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

2-PROPANOL; ACETONE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 68149096933     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep023     Document Type: Article

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