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LIMITE EXPOSICION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Environmental Law
- Toxicology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- exposure limit
1, record 1, English, exposure%20limit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A maximum limit of exposure to an air contaminant. 2, record 1, English, - exposure%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The following contexts show that depending on the situation, an "exposure limit" does not always refer to a concentration. 3, record 1, English, - exposure%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a guide for the evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration ... provides ... limits ... for the preservation of health or safety - so-called exposure limits - which should not be exceeded ... 4, record 1, English, - exposure%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An exposure limit is the concentration of a chemical in the workplace air to which most people can be exposed without experiencing harmful effects. 5, record 1, English, - exposure%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Exposure limits have different names and different meanings depending on who developed them and whether or not they are legal limits. For example, Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) are exposure guidelines developed by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). They have been adopted by several Canadian governments as their legal limits. Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) are legal exposure limits in the United States. 5, record 1, English, - exposure%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
There are three different types of exposure limits in common use: - Time-weighted average (TWA) exposure limit .... - Short-term exposure limit (STEL) .... - Ceiling (C) exposure limit .... 5, record 1, English, - exposure%20limit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Santé et sécurité au travail
- Droit environnemental
- Toxicologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limite d'exposition
1, record 1, French, limite%20d%27exposition
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour estimer la vibration globale du corps (...) la norme [ISO 2631-1978 (F] (...) permet d'évaluer (...) les risques pour la santé et la sécurité des travailleurs. La valeur proposée correspond (...) au concept de valeur limite d'exposition (VLE) adopté en hygiène du travail puisqu'elle détermine le niveau d'accélération en fonction de la fréquence et de la durée qui ne doit pas être dépassé (...) On peut la décrire comme une limite d'intégrité physique et elle est désignée dans les graphiques comme "limite d'exposition". 2, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27exposition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
- Derecho ambiental
- Toxicología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- límite de exposición
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADmite%20de%20exposici%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Límite de exposición admisible. 1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20de%20exposici%C3%B3n
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