Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (quartz dust) can cause lung disease. The Health Council contributes to the protection of workers by estimating health-based calculated occupational cancer risk values (HBC-OCRVs). These are levels of exposure below which adverse health effects are limited as much as possible. Based on scientific studies, the council recommends new HBC-OCRVs for respirable crystalline silica.
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