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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Effects of Skin Contact with Chemicals
What a Worker Should Know
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
What a Worker Should Know
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DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011?199
August 2011
Safer ? Healthier ? PeopleTM
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Effects of Skin Contact with Chemicals
What a Worker Should Know
Contents
Introduction
1
Did You Know?
1
Why Be Concerned about Working with Chemicals?
2
Questions to Ask Yourself
2
The Function of Your Skin
3
Impact of Chemical Exposure on Skin
4
Temporary Damage
4
Permanent Damage
4
Types of Adverse Effects
5
Direct Effects
5
Systemic Effects
8
Sensitization Effects
9
Combined Effects
10
What Do You Need to Know?
11
Recognize the Hazard
11
Manage the Risk
12
Reduce Exposure and Prevent Injury
13
For Information and Help with Your Concerns
14
NIOSH Hazard-Specific Skin Notations (SK)
14
Labels
14
Material Safety Data Sheets
14
Safety and Health Professionals
14
Union Safety and Health Representatives
14
Hazard-Specific Skin Notations
15
Resources
16
Remember: S - K - I - N
17
Effects of Skin Contact with Chemicals
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