Study on the Chemical Management - 1. Chemical Characteristics and Occupational Exposure Limits under Occupational Safety and Health Act of Korea

Possible hazards of work environment in metal processing industry in Latvia The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors in the work environment of Latvian metal processing industry using the database of the Laboratory of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, Rīga Stradiņš University. During the period between 1996 and 2005, 703 measurements were made in metalworking enterprises. In Latvia, approximately 2.4% of the workforce is involved in the metal processing industry. Physical (noise, lighting, vibration) and chemical (abrasive dust, welding aerosol and contained metals) risk factors were analysed. In the assessed metalworking workplaces, the work environment was estimated to be of poor quality, because occupational exposure limits or recommended values were exceeded in 42% (n = 294) of cases. Noise, manganese and welding aerosols most often exceeded the occupational exposure limits or recommended values, the significance was P < 0.001, P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively.

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Guide for Consensus-Based Process for an Occupational Safety and Health Standard That Includes an Occupational Exposure Guideline

10.1520/e2565-15 ◽

2015 ◽

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Occupational Exposure ◽

Occupational Safety ◽

Occupational Safety And Health ◽

Safety And Health

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Guide for Consensus-Based Process for an Occupational Safety and Health Standard That Includes an Occupational Exposure Guideline

10.1520/e2565-21 ◽

2021 ◽

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Occupational Exposure ◽

Occupational Safety ◽

Occupational Safety And Health ◽

Safety And Health

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Occupational Safety and Health and Illicit Opioids: State of the Research on Protecting Against the Threat of Occupational Exposure

NEW SOLUTIONS A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy ◽

10.1177/10482911211039566 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 315-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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Casey Basham ◽

Audrey Cerles ◽

Margaret Rush ◽

Marissa Alexander-Scott ◽

Lee Greenawald ◽

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Occupational Exposure ◽

Personal Protective Equipment ◽

Occupational Safety ◽

Occupational Safety And Health ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

Engineering Controls ◽

Drug Substances ◽

Safety And Health ◽

And Control ◽

Job Activities

The nationwide opioid crisis continues to affect not only people who use opioids but also communities at large by increasing the risk of accidental occupational exposure to illicit opioids. In addition, the emergence of highly potent synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and carfentanil increases the need to protect workers who may encounter unknown drug substances during job activities. To support the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Opioids Research Gaps Working Group, we examined the state of the literature concerning methods to protect workers against accidental occupational exposure to illicit opioids, and have identified unmet research needs concerning personal protective equipment, decontamination methods, and engineering controls. Additional studies are needed to overcome gaps in technical knowledge about personal protective equipment, decontamination, and control methods, and gaps in understanding how these measures are utilized by workers. Increasing our knowledge of how to protect against exposure to illicit opioids has the potential to improve occupational health across communities.

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