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Occupational exposure
Domain: Health and safety at work => Risk factors
Grammatical category
Noun
Grammar notes
Uncountable
Definition
Occupational exposure is a measure of the intensity and/or extent to which the human body experiences a particular hazard, because of the inhalation, ingestion, skin contact or absorption of a hazardous chemical, biological or physical agent at the workplace.
Definition source
Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (http://www.coeh.man.ac.uk/teaching_learning/resources/exposure.php)
European legislation
Directives 89/391/EEC, 90/679/EEC, 98/24/EC, 2003/10/EC
British legislation
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999
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