Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

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Industry Name	Sawmills
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]
Description	This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in sawing dimension lumber, boards, beams, timbers, poles, ties, shingles, shakes, siding, and wood chips from logs or bolts. Sawmills may plane the rough lumber that they make with a planing machine to achieve smoothness and uniformity of size.
Category	Manufacturing
NAICS Code	321113
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this industry: Apply arsenic preservatives to wood Inhale moldy wood dust Machine wood and inhale dust Use cemented carbide materials or tools