The safety and health of workers in the Malaysian wooden furniture industry : an assessment of noise and chemicals solvents exposure.
This study was carried out to evaluate the noise and chemical solvents exposure among workers in the wooden furniture industry in Malaysia. Portable noise-level measurements showed that the rough-milling operations recorded the highest noise-level in the furniture factories. Personal dosimeter measu...
| Main Authors: | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, F. |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
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Asian Network for Scientific Information
2010
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17328/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17328/1/The%20safety%20and%20health%20of%20workers%20in%20the%20Malaysian%20wooden%20furniture%20industry.pdf |
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