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Process Name Fur Dressing and Dyeing
Description Dressers, dyers, and service workers may be exposed to oxidative dyes, chromates, formaldehyde, and residual chemicals used in the tanning process. [ILO Encyclo, Vol. 3 - p. 88.1-88.12] [Sweeney MH, Walrath J, Waxweiler RJ. Mortality among retired fur workers. Dyers, dressers (tanners) and service workers. Scand J Work Environ Health 1985 Aug;11(4):257-64.]
Category INDUSTRY
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