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OCCUPATIONAL MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Air Pollution
- Occupational Health and Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- threshold limit value at place of work
1, record 1, English, threshold%20limit%20value%20at%20place%20of%20work
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- TLV at place of work 1, record 1, English, TLV%20at%20place%20of%20work
correct
- occupational threshold limit value 1, record 1, English, occupational%20threshold%20limit%20value
correct
- occupational TLV 1, record 1, English, occupational%20TLV
correct
- maximum allowable concentration at place of work 2, record 1, English, maximum%20allowable%20concentration%20at%20place%20of%20work
- MAC at place of work 2, record 1, English, MAC%20at%20place%20of%20work
- occupational MAC 2, record 1, English, occupational%20MAC
- occupational maximum allowable concentration 2, record 1, English, occupational%20maximum%20allowable%20concentration
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The maximum concentration of an air pollutant that, if inhaled dialy by workpeople for 7 or 8 hours, does not appear to be damaging to health. 3, record 1, English, - threshold%20limit%20value%20at%20place%20of%20work
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Pollution de l'air
- Santé et sécurité au travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valeur limite d'exposition dans les ambiances professionnelles
1, record 1, French, valeur%20limite%20d%27exposition%20dans%20les%20ambiances%20professionnelles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- valeur limite d'exposition professionnelle 1, record 1, French, valeur%20limite%20d%27exposition%20professionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- valeur limite d'exposition en milieu de travail 1, record 1, French, valeur%20limite%20d%27exposition%20en%20milieu%20de%20travail
correct, feminine noun
- valeur limite d'exposition au poste de travail 1, record 1, French, valeur%20limite%20d%27exposition%20au%20poste%20de%20travail
correct, feminine noun
- TLV en milieu de travail 1, record 1, French, TLV%20en%20milieu%20de%20travail
correct, feminine noun
- VLE en milieu de travail 1, record 1, French, VLE%20en%20milieu%20de%20travail
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- concentration maximale admissible dans les ambiances professionnelles 2, record 1, French, concentration%20maximale%20admissible%20dans%20les%20ambiances%20professionnelles
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Teneur limite d'un polluant atmosphérique qui, de façon générale, n'affecte pas la santé d'une personne qui y est soumise quotidiennement pendant huit heures. 2, record 1, French, - valeur%20limite%20d%27exposition%20dans%20les%20ambiances%20professionnelles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la fiche «valeur limite d'exposition» (en anglais : «threshold limit value»). 3, record 1, French, - valeur%20limite%20d%27exposition%20dans%20les%20ambiances%20professionnelles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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