Monitoring the exposure to Sevoflurane on an outpatient operating room of a regional hospital.
Tag Archives: risk
Diesel engine exhaust carcinogenic?
7 Mar 2013Read the press release here. In the Netherlands, exposure to diesel engine exhaust (DEE) is being monitored by the Labour Inspectorate for a while. DEE is labeled as carcinogen since several years.
Monitoring of exposure to antineoplastics
7 Mar 2013Determination of exposure to antineoplastic drugs among hospital staff on inpatient and outpatient departments of a hospital.
Asbestos standards reduced firmly
14 Feb 2013While the use of asbestos was banned in 1993, exposure (both environmental and occupational) to it still occurs due to renovation of buildings, repairing of ships, soil decontamination, and the presence of asbestos in the environment.
The most common health effects of exposure to asbestos are pleural and peritoneal cancer (mesothelioma) and lung cancer. Recently, the Dutch Health Council (GR) reassessed the studies aimed at the relation between asbestos exposure and cancer (see www.gr.nl).
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Caesar Consult Newsletter 2012-2
8 Feb 2013Verkiezingen
Nederland kiest! En nog meer dan de bij eerdere verkiezingen is een verenigd Europa één van de belangrijke thema’s. Waar sommige partijen het EU-lidmaatschap nog als facultatief beschouwen, geldt in de praktijk echter dat veel beleid al jaren (sterk) wordt beinvloed door Brussel. Dit geldt in toenemende mate ook voor de risicobeoordeling van gevaarlijke stoffen. Binnen de zogenoemde REACH wetgeving zijn gelijke spelregels ontwikkeld voor alle Europese bedrijven die met gevaarlijke stoffen werken. Een ander voorbeeld is het Europese onderzoekscentrum naar kanker (IARC), dat al jaren grote invloed heeft op het beoordelen van de kankerverwekkendheid van stoffen.
Residents’ health risk assessment ThermPhos Vlissingen
14 Nov 2012In 2009/2010, the concentration of dioxins in the emission exhaust of ThermPhos exceeded the dioxin directive of 0.1 ng/m3.
What are the health risks for local residents?
Caesar Consult conducted an assessment of the potential risks for people living near the factory. Continue reading
Assessment of environmental and health risks posed by a component of rubber granulates
31 May 2010Assessment of the toxicity, exposure and risks for humans and environment
(VACO, recyBEM, 2009)
Exposure to laser cutting dust and potential health effects
9 Apr 2010Assessment of toxicity of metal dust from laser cutting activities. Exposure estimation and recommendation of control measures to be taken.
(Bosch, 2009)