Results of the search of scientific studies, publications and communications

Assessing chemical risks at the workplace can include a chemicals measurement step whose aim is to assess the exposures of the workers. In order to perform exposure diagnostic assessments that are representative of the risks, the measurements…

Skin protection is essential, but the efficacy of protective materials is limited. No polymer protective material constitutes a universal rampart against all chemical substances. In the working world, users of chemicals and occupational safety…

In occupational area, the workers can be exposed to several chemical substances simultaneously. Most exposure assessment procedures are limited to deciding if the levels are acceptable with regards to the occupational exposure limit. However…

Thermal spraying generates metal particles, which are often oxidised and of nanoparticle size. Studies have shown that urinary excretions of exposed employees are dependent on the process used, but available exposure data on this subject are…

Several countries have built databases of occupational hygiene measurements. In France, COLCHIC and SCOLA co-exist, started in 1987 and 2007 respectively.
Methods
A descriptive comparison of the content of the two databases was carried out…