Wood preservation facilities, general recommendations: chapter A, table 7
Table 7. Levels of Concern for Preservative Exposure in the Workplace (Location specific)
| Route of entry | Concerns (Solution and/or components) |
Regulatory TLVs and/or BEIs Recommendations/comments |
| In every case | Appropriate protective measures should be used by worker. Refer to Table 8. | |
Skin contact N.B. All constituents of the solution should be taken into consideration. Contact with additives can also be harmful. |
(e.g. : Solution X: Corrosive, can be absorbed by the skin Constituent Y: Carcinogen) |
(e.g. Provide full face protection) |
| Eye contact | (e.g. Provide full face protection, not regular safety goggles) |
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| Inhalation | (e.g.: Provincial Occupational Provide NIOSH-approved respiratory protective equipment) |
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| Ingestion | (e.g. Prevent inadvertent ingestion by applying following personal hygiene precautions: a)…, b)…, ) | |