Health Hazard Manual For Cutting Oils, Coolants, and Metalworking Fluids [PDF]
[Excerpt] The metalworker can be exposed to cutting oils during application by two basic routes of entry: skin contact and inhalation. The higher risk jobs tend to be those with high cutting speeds, heavy oil flow, and continuous contact, which may ...
Brown, Nellie J
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Risk assessment, and carcinogen mutagen for workers potentially exposed in the research laboratories of “Sapienza” University of Rome for Health Surveillance [PDF]
The following work is meant to represent the evaluation of risk factors for the health of exposed workers, arising from the management of carcinogenic and mutagenic substances, through the use of algorithms.
Altrudo, Paola +4 more
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Health and safety: Preliminary comparative assessment of the Satellite Power System (SPS) and other energy alternatives [PDF]
Data readily available from the literature were used to make an initial comparison of the health and safety risks of a fission power system with fuel reprocessing; a combined-cycle coal power system with a low-Btu gasifier and open-cycle gas turbine; a ...
Brown, C. +2 more
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Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity Exerted by Pesticides in Different Biotic Matrices-An Overview of More Than a Decade of Experimental Evaluation [PDF]
Agrochemicals represent one of the most important sources of environmental pollution. Although attempts to reduce agrochemical use through organic agricultural practices and the use of other technologies to control pests continue, the problem is still
Larramendy, Marcelo Luis +3 more
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Public health and landfill sites [PDF]
Landfill management is a complex discipline, requiring very high levels of organisation, and considerable investment. Until the early 1990’s most Irish landfill sites were not managed to modern standards.
Bruen, M. +3 more
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Occupational exposure to biological agents in Polish paramedics: a narrative review
Agnieszka Gonczaryk +4 more
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The effectiveness of health protection of workers occupationally exposed to biological agents is equally influenced by the workers' knowledge about the risks related to biological agents and the ways they behave at work.In this paper, the authors continue to present the results of the study covering 150 workers employed in health services, forestry ...
Anna, Kozajda +2 more
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Occupational health regulations and health workers: protection or vulnerability? [PDF]
Several trade agreements include occupational health and safety regulations but there are many barriers to implementation.
Lethbridge, Jane
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The micronucleus assay in radiation accidents [PDF]
The cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay in peripheral blood lymphocytes is a standardised and validated technique for biodosimetry. Automated scoring of micronuclei allows large scale applications as in population triage in case of radiation accidents ...
Thierens, Hubert, Vral, Anne
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Laboratory Focus on Improving the Culture of Biosafety: Statewide Risk Assessment of Clinical Laboratories That Process Specimens for Microbiologic Analysis [PDF]
The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene challenged Wisconsin laboratories to examine their biosafety practices and improve their culture of biosafety.
Batemman, Allen C. +13 more
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