Handheld-assisted field data collection for occupational risk assessment.

A computerized handheld procedure is presented in this paper. It is intended as a database complementary tool, to enhance prospective risk analysis in the field of occupational health. The Pendragon forms software (version 3.2) has been used to implement acquisition procedures on Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and to transfer data to a computer in an MS-Access format. The data acquisition strategy proposed relies on the risk assessment method practiced at the Institute of Occupational Health Sciences (IST). It involves the use of a systematic hazard list and semi-quantitative risk assessment scales. A set of 7 modular forms has been developed to cover the basic need of field audits. Despite the minor drawbacks observed, the results obtained so far show that handhelds are adequate to support field risk assessment and follow-up activities. Further improvements must still be made in order to increase the tool effectiveness and field adequacy.

Occupational exposure of truck drivers to dust and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons: a pilot study in Geneva, Switzerland.

The exposure to dust and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) of 15 truck drivers from Geneva, Switzerland, was measured. The drivers were divided between "long-distance" drivers and "local" drivers and between smokers and nonsmokers and were compared with a control group of 6 office workers who were also divided into smokers and nonsmokers. Dust was measured on 1 workday both by a direct-reading instrument and by sampling. The local drivers showed higher exposure to dust (0.3 mg/m3) and PAH than the long-distance drivers (0.1 mg/m3), who showed no difference with the control group. This observation may be due to the fact that the local drivers spend more time in more polluted areas, such as streets with heavy traffic and construction sites, than do the long-distance drivers. Smoking does not influence exposure to dust and PAH of professional truck drivers, as measured in this study, probably because the ventilation rate of the truck cabins is relatively high even during cold days (11-15 r/h). The distribution of dust concentrations was shown in some cases to be quite different from the expected log-normal distribution. The contribution of diesel exhaust to these exposures could not be estimated since no specific tracer was used. However, the relatively low level of dust exposure dose not support the hypothesis that present day levels of diesel exhaust particulates play a significant role in the excess occurrence of lung cancer observed in professional truck drivers.

Catalogue des Tableaux modernes... tableaux anciens, objets d'art... oeuvres d'art du Japon et de la Chine... provenant de la collection V. (Vitta) Vente Hotel Drouot les 27 et 28 juni 1924

[Vente (Art). 1924-06-27 - 1924-06-28. Paris]

Collection des cartulaires de France ; 4-7. Cartulaire de l'église Notre-Dame de Paris. Série 1,Tome 2 / publ. par M. Guérard,... ; avec la collab. de MM. Géraud, Marion et Deloye

[Cartulaire. Paris, Cathédrale Notre-Dame. 1850]

Collection des cartulaires de France ; 4-7. Cartulaire de l'église Notre-Dame de Paris. Tome 4,Tome 1,Tome 4 / publ. par M. Guérard,... ; avec la collab. de MM. Géraud, Marion et Deloye

[Cartulaire. Paris, Cathédrale Notre-Dame. 1850]

Collection des lois de la république française...

[Acte]

Collection complète des mémoires relatifs à l'histoire de France. T. XIII

Comprend : Mémoires de Jean de Roye

Catalogue d'une importante collection de vignettes par ou d'après Borel, Choffard, Eisen, Gravelot, Lebarbier, Marillier, Monnet, Moreau le jeune, Queverdo et autres, Portraits des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, Estampes, dessins des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, autographes, suites de figures, composant la collection de Mr H. de G. La vente aura lieu du lundi 27 février au mercredi 8 mars 1893... 28 rue des Bons-Enfants... / Me Maurice Delestre, commissaire-priseur ; [expert] M. Ch. Porquet, libraire, M. P. Roblin, marchand d'estampes

[Vente. Art. 1893-02-27 - 1893-03-08. Paris]

Catalogue d'une belle collection de tableaux, estampes et desseins, provenans de la vente du Prince de Rubempré faite à Bruxelles, & dont la vente se fera à Paris dans le courant du mois de juin 1765...

[Vente (Art). 1765-06-00. Paris]

Cabinet choisi ou catalogue d'une collection de livres fort curieuse en toutes sortes de facultés & langues. Dont la vente se fera à l'amiable lundi 21 mars 1768 & jours suivans depuis huit heures du matin jusqu'au soir. Les prix seront marqués sur chaque livre

[Catalogue de libraire. Paris. Davidts, Rombault. 1768]

A magnificient collection of manuscripts formed by a gentleman of consummate taste and judgment... : Sotheby, 7 juin 1876

[Vente. Livres. 1876-06-07. Londres]