| Industry Name |
WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING |
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| Comments |
Lumbermen and sawmill workers: increased risk of nasal cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma from wood dust and chlorophenols; [BC Cancer Agency] Lumber and sawmill industries (including logging) are not classifiable as to carcinogenicity to humans. [IARC] CLASS |
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| Description |
Industries in the Wood Product Manufacturing subsector manufacture wood products, such as lumber, plywood, veneers, wood containers, wood flooring, wood trusses, manufactured homes (i.e., mobile home), and prefabricated wood buildings. The production processes of the Wood Product Manufacturing subsector include sawing, planing, shaping, laminating, and assembling of wood products starting from logs that are cut into bolts, or lumber that then may be further cut, or shaped by lathes or other shaping tools. The lumber or other transformed wood shapes may also be subsequently planed or smoothed, and assembled into finished products, such as wood containers. The Wood Product Manufacturing subsector includes establishments that make wood products from logs and bolts that are sawed and shaped, and establishments that purchase sawed lumber and make wood products. With the exception of sawmills and wood preservation establishments, the establishments are grouped into industries mainly based on the specific products manufactured. |
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| Category |
Manufacturing |
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| NAICS Code |
321 |
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| Related Information in Haz-Map |
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| Job Tasks |
High risk job tasks associated with this industry:
- Apply arsenic preservatives to wood
- Formulate, mold, or cure resins to produce advanced composite materials
- Heat, machine, or spray lead products
- Inhale moldy wood dust
- Machine wood and inhale dust
- Saw or sand arsenic-treated wood
- Spray epoxy or polyurethane paint, shellac, lacquer, or varnish
- Spray polyurethane foam insulation
- Use cemented carbide materials or tools
- Use epoxy, isocyanate, or formaldehyde-resin adhesives, finishes, or sealants
- Use n-hexane as a solvent in glues, inks, coatings, or degreasers
- Use polyfunctional aziridine hardener in paints, varnishes, or other coatings
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