An occupational exposure limit for welding fumes is urgently needed

Autor:	Bengt Sjögren, Maria Albin, Karin Broberg, Per Gustavsson, Håkan Tinnerberg, Gunnar Johanson
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	oel occupational exposure occupational exposure limit cancer welder welding editorial fume Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0355-3140 1795-990X
DOI:	10.5271/sjweh.4002
Popis:	Approximately 11 million people work as welders worldwide and an additional 110 million are exposed to welding fumes at work (1). Several countries have an occupational exposure limit (OEL) for welding fumes of 5 mg/m^3 (1, 2) and similar OEL for respirable dust (2). Given the accumulating evidence on serious health effects from welding fumes
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