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Ways for SMEs to assess and control risks from hazardous substances
Occupational lung disease in ferrous foundry workers
Dioxin exposure from work related activities
Cancer risk following exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): a meta-analysis
Effective communication of chemical hazard and risk information using a multimedia safety data sheet
An assessment of skin sensitisation by the use of epoxy resin in the construction industry
Cellular aspects of occupational asthma: Immunological studies in isocyanate exposed subjects
Shift work and breast cancer: a critical review of the epidemiological evidence
In vitro determinants of particulate toxicity: The dose-metric for poorly soluble dusts
The development of risk reduction strategies for the prevention of dermatitis in the UK printing industry
The role of occupational exposure limits in the health and safety systems of EU Member States
Inter-individual variability in the interpretation of biological monitoring guidance values
Further update of cancer incidence and cancer mortality in a cohort of semiconductor workers
Nanoparticles: An occupational hygiene review
Development of a field method for the assessment of the effectiveness of barrier creams in preventing skin irritation reactions
An occupational hygiene assessment of the use and control of isocyanates in the UK
Benchmarking employee supervisory processes in the chemical industry
Enhancing chemical risk control for reducing exposure in the workplace through advanced risk messaging techniques
Genetic variation in susceptibility to chronic effects of organophosphate exposure
Evidence base for identifying potential failures in the specification, use and maintenance of PPE at work
A methodology to prioritise substances for possible further development of Acute Exposure Threshold Levels (AETLs)
Routes of referral for occupational asthma
The true cost of occupational asthma in Great Britain
Isocyanate exposure, emission and control in small motor vehicle repair premises using spray rooms: Phase 1
An inventory of fibres to classify their potential hazard and risk
Use of chemical protective gloves to control dermal exposures in the uv lithographic printing sub-sector
Products evolved during hot gas welding of fluoropolymers
The HSE grain dust study - workers exposure to grain dust contaminants, immunological and clinical response
Inadvertent ingestion exposure in the workplace
The causative factors of dermatitis among workers exposed to metalworking fluids
The burden of occupational cancer in Great Britain - RR595
Irritancy and sensitisation
Occupational asthma, respiratory issues and dermatitis in hairdressers and nail bars
Health and safety in nail bars
Exposure to dust and bioaerosols in poultry farming: Summary of observations and data
Parental occupational chemical exposures and childhood cancer
Silica baseline survey
An exploratory study of occupational health risks for beauty therapists who carry out massage and spray tanning treatments
MALDI/TOF/MS analysis of isocyanates and other hazardous workplace chemicals
COSHH and current practice
An automated system for indicating spray clearance times of MVR spray booths and rooms
Review of occupational hygiene reports on suitability of respiratory protective equipment (RPE)
Hazards of liquid hydrogen: Position paper
A small survey of exposure to stainless steel welding fume
Prospective cohort study of sheep dip exposure and ‘dipper's flu'
Investigation of potential exposure to carcinogens and respiratory sensitisers during thermal
processing of plastics
Factors influencing the implementation of RPE programmes in the workplace
The burden of occupational cancer in Great Britain - RR800
Determining current health and safety practices, awareness of HSE initiatives and economic trends in relation to isocyanate paint use in the motor vehicle repair sector
Health surveillance - a time for change? Workshop proceedings 07/08 July 2009
A small survey of exposure to rubber process dust, rubber fume and N-nitrosamines

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