A prior study on the effectiveness of collective protective devices in protecting against a nanometric pollutant led to confinement testing methods and to the establishment of the predominant influence of air flow on confinement. In order…
Almost all industrial sectors are concerned by production or handling of materials in powder form: agri-food, metallurgy, pharmacy, milling, baking, fine chemicals, mining, etc. When such materials in powder form are handled or bagged, a fraction…
Outline of reasons and objectives
Collecting pollutants at source is very often the preferred recommended technique for reducing occupational exposure to hazardous substances. To ensure that the collection devices are effective and to…
Outline of reasons and objectives
With service-based employment becoming increasingly proeminent, and nearly 10 million employees working in offices in France, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has become an issue for occupational health. However, the…
Outline of reasons and objectives
In France, wood dust is classified on the national list of carcinogenic processes and the decree of 23 December 2003 sets a stringent occupational exposure limit value for wood dust of 1 mg.m-3 that has been applicable…