Factsheet 39: Respiratory sensitisers
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Description
The factsheet explains what respiratory sensitisers are, provides information on the workplaces where they may occur and introduce prevention measures at all levels of the control hierarchy. The factsheet was developed for the 2003 European Week for Safety and Health at Work as part of a series of factsheets focusing on the communication of occupational safety and health-related information on dangerous substances.
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Provider
Provider name (English)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Provider name (Original)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Type of provider
Tasks covered
Applying Glues or Sealants
Applying Pesticides
Applying Surface Coatings
Beauty Culture
Cleaning or Disinfecting
Construction
Contact with Humans or Animals
Dyeing or Tanning
Electroplating
Food Processing
Handling Animals
Handling Chemicals
Handling Plants
Heating or Machining Plastics/Rubber
Heating, Machining, or Welding Metal
Installing or Removing Insulation
Manufacturing
Medical and Dental Services
Processing Materials
Processing Moldy Organic Materials
Smelting and Casting Metal
Woodworking
Working Indoors
Working Outdoors
Biological hazard
Microbiological hazards (Microorganism)
Fungi
Hazard - physical state
Aerosols
Dusts
Fibres
Nanoparticles (airborne liquids/solids including smoke or mist)
Vapours
Hazard - health effects
Asthmagens
Other
Exposure route
Inhalation
Substance Description
Silica, vitreous, Chlorine dioxide, Cumene, Formaldehyde, Papain, Asbestos, Amorphous silica, Chlorine, Isocyanic acid
CAS Number
1332-21-4
112945-52-5
7782-50-5
98-82-8
50-00-0
75-13-8
9001-73-4
60676-86-0
10049-04-4
EC number
262-373-8
233-162-8
202-704-5
200-001-8
232-627-2
603-721-4
601-216-3
231-959-5
616-189-3
Prevention measures
Level 1. Substitution
Level 2. Technical measures, e.g. local exhaust ventilation
Level 2. Reducing / minimising the risk by organisational measures, e.g. reducing the number of workers exposed
Level 3. Reducing / minimising the risk by personal measures (PPE)
Hygiene measures
Purpose of the material
Awareness raising
General information
Guidance
Target group
Employers
Managers
OSH consultant
Safety officers
Trainers
Workers representatives