Extensive changes to occupational exposure limits in Korea

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 345-348

  Jeong, Jee Yeon ^a   Choi, Sangjun ^b   Kho, Young Lim ^c   Kim, Pan Gyi ^a  

^a Yongin University   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^c Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemical exposures; Industrial Safety and Health Act; Occupational exposure limits (OELs); Threshold Limit Values

Indexed keywords

2 BROMOPROPANE; ASBESTOS; BENZENE; CADMIUM; CARBON DISULFIDE; CHROMIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; HEXANE; LEAD; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NICKEL; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KOREA; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ANIMALS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77957374063     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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