Wood dust – aspiration fraction Documentation of proposed values of occupational exposure limits (OELs)

Wood is the raw material of the wood industry, which is used in the form of solid wood or in the processed form. Occupational exposure to wood dusts occur during processing and woodworking. The highest levels of wood dust concentrations in the work environment were recorded in the furniture and carpentry industries. The number of workers exposed to wood dust in Poland estimated during WOODEX project (2000-2003) amounted to 310 000, of which 79...