IARC lists lumber and sawmill industry exposure in Group 3 in Volume 25 and Supplement 7 (1987).
Source: IARC: Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–123 ↗Dust entry
Lumber and sawmill occupational exposure
Occupational exposure in lumber and sawmill industries, including logging, listed in the IARC classification table.
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
occupational respiratory disease
Carcinogenicity
Not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans — lumber and sawmill industries (including logging). Classification system: IARC, group 3.
A classification applies only to the agent and exposure described by the cited source; it is not a personal risk estimate.
Evidence
Controls
- source capture
- dust extraction
- housekeeping
- appropriate respiratory protection