47 10 2459 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Chemical Hazards Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Détermination de la concentration d'isocyanates aéroportés pendant la dégradation thermique de peinture automobile dans des ateliers de réparation de carrosserie. Subject The topic of the resource A previous laboratory study demonstrated that the thermal degradation of polyurethane-based car body paints could generate isocyanates, which are potentially harmful substances. It also led to the in situ development and validation of a sampling system adapted to the isocyanates produced during the thermal degradation process. In the field, various variables can affect the capture efficiency. The researchers will attempt to validate the sampling technique under actual working conditions and to establish an indicator for evaluating the overall exposure of workers to the isocyanates generated by the thermal degradation of paints. This method will be made available to the preventionists and workplaces involved. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100190.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100190.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Chemical Hazards Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait de l'utilisation des produits à base d'acrylates en milieux de travail québécois Subject The topic of the resource Widely used in many industrial sectors, acrylates can cause allergic sensitization, rhinoconjunctivitis and occupational asthma. Knowledge about their exact nature and the generation and analysis methods, in the laboratory as well as by direct-reading instruments, would allow safe bronchial provocation tests to be developed in the exposure chambers created by the IRSST. This activity is an initial step, which consists of documenting the acrylates used in Québec and the evaluation methods available. It will allow a strategy to be established for investigating these compounds and their related health problems. Avenues for R&D and new services will result from this work, namely safe methods for diagnosing respiratory diseases attributable to acrylates. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100188.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100188.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Chemical Hazards Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Guide on respiratory protection against bioaerosols - Recommendations for selection and use Subject The topic of the resource No respiratory protection guide specific to biological hazards exists. To make up for this deficiency, the review committee for Schedule 1 of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety asked the IRSST to produce such a document. The authors will take into account two types of hazards: infections associated with living bioaerosols, and the immunological or toxic reactions caused by microorganisms, even dead ones. The guide that will result from their work will be useful to workers exposed to biological hazards and to the people responsible for protecting them by determining the need to wear respiratory protective equipment and by making it easier to choose the most appropriate device, based on the case. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100283.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100283.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Chemical Hazards Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Guide sur la protection respiratoire contre les bioaérosols - Recommandations sur le choix et l'utilisation Subject The topic of the resource No respiratory protection guide specific to biological hazards exists. To make up for this deficiency, the review committee for Schedule 1 of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety asked the IRSST to produce such a document. The authors will take into account two types of hazards: infections associated with living bioaerosols, and the immunological or toxic reactions caused by microorganisms, even dead ones. The guide that will result from their work will be useful to workers exposed to biological hazards and to the people responsible for protecting them by determining the need to wear respiratory protective equipment and by making it easier to choose the most appropriate device, based on the case. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100283.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100283.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Chemical Hazards Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Asthme professionnel - Charpenterie et menuiserie - Fiche de prévention Subject The topic of the resource Abstract not available Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100301.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100301.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Chemical Hazards Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Surveillance de l'asthme professionnel chez des travailleurs dans des secteurs à risque Subject The topic of the resource Occupational asthma is the occupational respiratory disease most frequently recognized by the CSST. Sixty new cases are compensated annually, half of which are in young workers. In some industrial sectors, fewer than five years elapse between the start of exposure and the appearance of the first symptoms. To have a better understanding of this phenomenon, the researchers will evaluate instruments for measuring immunological and functional parameters for monitoring occupational asthma on three cohorts of workers. The targeted sectors are those where flour, laboratory animals and latex are found, which are among the main causal agents of Québec cases of occupational asthma. From this study, it will be possible to determine the incidence of specific immunological sensitization, of respiratory symptoms or occupational rhinoconjunctivitis, of bronchial hyperreactivity and occupational asthma in these groups at risk. Its results will promote better prevention of occupational asthma and its long-term sequellae, while increasing scientific knowledge about its natural history. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100279.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100279.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Physical Hazards - Noise Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bruit dans cinq piscines intérieures – Mesures des niveaux ambiants et de l’exposition sonore Subject The topic of the resource The ambient noise level in indoor swimming pools can be very high and become a health and safety problem for workers, regardless of whether they are supervisors, monitors or trainers. Indoor pools are places where communication is essential, not only for teaching or for disseminating safety instructions, but also for communication between supervisors in the event of accidents, for example. The authors measured the level of noise exposure of workers assigned to a few representative jobs in order to document the situation in a preliminary way. Ambient noise measurements were taken to complete the dosimetric results. Although of limited scope, this study’s preliminary results reveal the noise-related OHS problem in indoor pools. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/-publication-irsst-bruit-cinq-piscines-interieures-mesures-des-niveaux-ambiants-exposition-sonore-r-681.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/-publication-irsst-bruit-cinq-piscines-interieures-mesures-des-niveaux-ambiants-exposition-sonore-r-681.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Physical Hazards - Noise Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ontraintes d'utilisation de la prothèse auditive en milieu de travail bruyant Subject The topic of the resource This project addressed two problems. Its first objective was to provide, for the first time, valid criteria with which to evaluate hearing capacity in individuals suffering from a hearing loss and who are employed in noisy environments in which detection of acoustic alarms is necessary. A secondary objective was to sensitize personnel involved in the rehabilitation of individuals suffering from hearing loss to the need to prescribe the use of hearing aids in workers employed at noisy workstations. Hearing aids were found to aid in the detection of acoustic alarms in noisy environments. A very satisfactory signal-to-noise ratio can be obtained by using magnetic signals which can be detected by the hearing aid's induction coil, since the tip of hearing aid serves to attenuate ambient noise, while the hearing aid itself amplifies the signal. However, a number of technical details have to be addressed to ensure that the device transmits the range of frequencies corresponding to the sound spectrum of acoustic alarms. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_359.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_359.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Physical Hazards - Noise Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Étude numérique et expérimentale de l'absorption acoustique et de la transparence acoustique des matériaux poreux hétérogènes en basses fréquences dans le but d'identifier des solutions à fort potentiel d'applicabilité Subject The topic of the resource Several industries use machines that expose many workers to high noise levels. This problem is as important as it is complex, and despite the existence of sound-absorbing devices, current solutions are ineffective against low frequencies. The researchers therefore set out to understand the mechanisms underlying the acoustic absorption and transparency of heterogeneous porous materials at low frequencies, and use this knowledge to identify and test readily applicable solutions. Given the complexity of the subject, they focused primarily on sound absorption. They developed a computer model and tested several solutions, based on additive heterogeneity, that exhibited significant low-frequency absorptivity. This report makes a major contribution to the design of new acoustic materials, and also represents an original scientific approach. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/fr/_publicationirsst_808.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/fr/_publicationirsst_808.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - Hazards - Physical Hazards - Noise Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Noise reduction in day care centres by reducing reverberation time: Analyses and case studies Subject The topic of the resource More than 16,000 employees of day care centres and close to 85,000 children are exposed daily to often excessive noise levels which can be above 90 decibels over short periods. In response to a request from the Association paritaire pour la santé et la sécurité du travail du secteur affaires sociales (ASSTSAS) and the CSST, the company Soft dB Inc. was given the mandate to determine the impact of reducing the reverberation time on noise reduction and to propose effective and economical solutions. After measuring the acoustical characteristics of some twenty day care centres, the firm proposed solutions that have been implemented and then validated in some ten centres. The data collected and results obtained have served as a basis for a guide for day care centres on how to reduce noise on their premises. This guide will be produced and distributed by ASSTSAS, in collaboration with the CSST. Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100201.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_publicationirsst_100201.html</a>