Ann. occup. Hyg., Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 297-311, 1997
© 1997 British Occupational Hygiene Society
Published by Oxford University Press
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DERMAL EXPOSURE OF AMATEUR OR NON-OCCUPATIONAL USERS TO WOOD-PRESERVATIVE FLUIDS APPLIED BY BRUSHING OUTDOORS
Health and Safety Laboratory, Health and Safety Executive Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, U.K.
The results of an experiment to determine the likely dermal exposure of amateur or occasional users to wood-preservative fluids, applied by brushing onto a wooden fence outdoors are presented. Exposure was measured using FIVES, a fluorescence monitoring technique developed at the Health and Safety Laboratory. Dermal exposure could be examined and measured in a detail that would have been impossible using any other technique. A number of factors were found to affect dermal exposure, including some that were unexpected. Trousers, a long-sleeved shirt and permeable gloves offered 20 times the protection of shorts and a T-shirt. Differences between individual subjects' behaviour gave rise to variations of a factor of 10. There was far more contamination at lower ambient temperatures, possibly because of more vigorous brushing. Spint-based fluid caused more exposure than water-based fluid, probably because the spirit flicked easily from the brush as a spray whereas the water remained in soapy globules. Only 1.6 times more fluid was applied in 1h than in 0.5h, but it caused 3.7 times as much contamination Crown copyright © 1997 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd
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