Isocyanate exposure control in motor vehicle paint spraying: Evidence from biological monitoring

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 200-209

  Jones, Kate ^a   Cocker, John ^a   Piney, Mark ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

air fed breathing apparatus; behaviour; biological monitoring; clearance time; exposure; HDI; improving control; isocyanates; motor vehicle repair; spray booths; spray painting; urine

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOUR; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BREATHING APPARATUS; CLEARANCE TIME; EXPOSURE; HDI; ISOCYANATES; MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS; SPRAY BOOTHS; URINE;

BODY FLUIDS; DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; HEALTH HAZARDS; PAINT; VEHICLES;

PAINT SPRAYING;

1,6-HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PAINT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CAR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; URINE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUTOMOBILES; CYANATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ISOCYANATES; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 84874282148     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes056     Document Type: Article

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