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Seminar on man-made fibres from BOHS

A British Occupational Hygiene Society product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Nov 22, 2006

Man-made fibres and their health effects: next seminar from BOHS.

Man-made fibres and their health effects: next seminar from BOHS.

18th January 2007 at the Brearley Centre, Sheffield.

The latest Open Technical Seminar from BOHS's Fibres Special Interest Group will move away from issues around asbestos, and look at man-made fibres (MMFs).

There have been many synthetic fibres produced in recent years for industrial applications, ranging from glass fibre through to refractory ceramic fibres, aramid fibres and silicon carbide whiskers, all of which have been found to have significant health effects.

This full-day seminar will bring together information on the current state of knowledge on these fibres and data on the associated health issues, and will discuss control of exposure to these materials in the workplace.

It will also provide ample opportunity for open debate.

Introduced by Dr Trevor Ogden, editor of BOHS's Annals of Occupational Hygiene which is the leading research journal in the field, the seminar will then lead into presentations on the development of new fibres, an historical review of the epidemiology data on fibres, occupational hygiene and health issues and workplace controls.

Speakers include representatives from BOHS, the Institute of Occupational Medicine, HSL, HSE, and industry.

Open to non-members as well as members, any occupational health professional working within manufacturing, engineering and other industrial sectors which utilise MMFs in their processes should consider attending.

It costs just £40 for BOHS members and £60 for non-members which includes VAT, lunch and refreshments, and can be booked on-line via the event calendar on the BOHS website, www.bohs.org, where the full programme is also available.

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