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Outdoor wood dust in woodworking

22 Luglio 2013

 
 
Vitelli M

Authors   [Indice]

Vitelli M1   

1Doctorate in Health Sciences, Occupational Medicine, University of Parma, Italy


Citation: Vitelli M. Outdoor wood dust in woodworking. Prevent Res, published on line 22. Jul. 2013, P&R Public 54. Available from: http://www.preventionandresearch.com/. doi: 10.7362/2240-2594.132.2013


doi: 10.7362/2240-2594.132.2013

Abstract   [Indice]

Background: The present work focuses on the airborne dust outside production areas and manufacturing of wood.

Objectives: The purpose is to demonstrate that outside of these factories there is a risk of exposure to operators and citizenship.

Methods: The survey was carried out by means of sampling using the guidelines and methods ISPESL NIOSH and HSE-0500 14.3 MHDS.

Results: We have been detected concentrations of wood dust of 0.4 and 0.25 mg/m3.
 
Conclusions: The external environment is contaminated with wood dust, it follows a proven exposure of the population, in particular the neighboring resident personnel and materials handling.

Key words: dust, wood, woodworking, sampling

Corresponding Author   [Indice]

Marco Vitelli
Doctorate in Health Sciences, Occupational Medicine, University of Parma, Italy

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