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Activity Name Woodworking
Description Potential exposure to arsenic, formaldehyde, pentachlorophenol, creosote, solvents (methylene chloride, Stoddard, toluene, turpentine), glues (epoxy resin, formaldehyde resin, cyanoacrylate), and wood dusts including many that have caused both allergic contact dermatitis and asthma, e.g. iroko, ebony, western red cedar, California redwood, and ramin; [Rom, 3rd ed, p. 1467] [ILO Encyclo, Vol. 3, p. 96.1-96.54]
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