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LIMITE EXPOSITION [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2003-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

The maximum radiation dose equivalent permitted under specified conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Radioprotection
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Environmental Law
  • Toxicology
DEF

A maximum limit of exposure to an air contaminant.

OBS

The following contexts show that depending on the situation, an "exposure limit" does not always refer to a concentration.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Droit environnemental
  • Toxicologie
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".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
  • Derecho ambiental
  • Toxicología
CONT

Límite de exposición admisible.

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