Titre du document / Document title

Comments on the recommendation of the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) for wood dust

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

SCHULZE J. ⁽¹⁾ ; BRÜNING T. ⁽²⁾ ; DONHUIJSEN K. ⁽³⁾ ; KLEINE H. ⁽⁴⁾ ; PESCH B. ⁽²⁾ ; RAULF-HEIMSOTH M. ⁽²⁾ ; SCHRÖDER H.-G. ⁽⁵⁾ ; WOLF J. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Holz-Berufsgenossenschaft, München, ALLEMAGNE
⁽²⁾ Berufsgenossenschaftliches Forschungsinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin (BGFA) Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, ALLEMAGNE
⁽³⁾ Institut für Pathologie, Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig, ALLEMAGNE
⁽⁴⁾ Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitsschutz - BIA, Sankt Augustin, ALLEMAGNE
⁽⁵⁾ HNO-Klinik, Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig, ALLEMAGNE

Résumé / Abstract

In June 2002 the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) recommended a health-based exposure limit of 0.5 mg/m³ for wood dusts and called for comments and opinions on this recommendation. Health impairments of the upper and lower respiratory tracts were taken as a basis, not cancer. The authors comment on this proposal and wish to emphasize that the sampling methods in the studies cited by the SCOEL did not refer to the EN481, and the distribution of the concentrations were not correctly characterized which, in many cases, led to the adoption of far too low exposure values. Furthermore it is difficult to make a distinction between severe and minor health impairments, as described by the SCOEL; moreover, a dose-response relationship is lacking. The authors therefore do not consider an exposure limit to be feasible that is based on the studies cited by the SCOEL.

Revue / Journal Title

Gefahrstoffe Reinhaltung der Luft   ISSN 0949-8036 

Source / Source

2003, vol. 63, n^o3, pp. 99-104 [6 page(s) (article)] (36 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais
Revue : Multilingue

Editeur / Publisher

Springer-VDI, Düsseldorf, ALLEMAGNE  (1996) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Health hazards ; Toxicity ; Maximum permissible concentration ; Wood ; Dust ; Aerosols ; Suspended particle ; Occupational exposure ; Human ; Work place ; Wood industry ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Risque santé ; Toxicité ; Concentration maximale admissible ; Bois ; Poussière ; Aérosol ; Particule en suspension ; Exposition professionnelle ; Homme ; Lieu travail ; Industrie bois ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Riesgos contra salud ; Toxicidad ; Concentración máxima admisible ; Madera ; Polvo ; Aerosol ; Partícula en suspensión ; Exposición profesional ; Hombre ; Lugar trabajo ; Industria madera ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 7769, 35400010790310.0050