Quartz and respirable dust in the Dutch construction industry: A baseline exposure assessment as part of a multidimensional intervention approach

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 724-738

  Van Deurssen, Erik ^a,b   Pronk, Anjoeka ^b   Spaan, Suzanne ^b   Goede, Henk ^b   Tielemans, Erik ^b   Heederik, Dick ^a   Meijster, Tim ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Control measures; Exposure assessment; Organizational factors; Psychosocial factors; Quartz; Respirable dust

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; DUST; EMPLOYMENT;

CONTROL MEASURES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; RESPIRABLE DUST;

QUARTZ;

AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUARTZ; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84904167759     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meu021     Document Type: Article

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