Substance | Where this can be found | How to avoid |
Arsenic | Pesticides, wood preservatives, alloy additive non-ferrous metals. | Use protective clothing when working with arsenic substances |
Creosote | Wood preservative | Use protective clothing when working with creosote substances |
Ionizing radiation | Ionizing radiation is specific industrial sterilization sources | Limit exposure if possible. Wear a dosimeter while working with radiation. |
Sunlight | Summer, and when on a sun holiday. | Avoid strong sunlight, especially at midday. Wear protective clothing to protect your skin. Cover exposed skin with sunscreen of factor 15 or higher. |
Tar | Coal tar | Use protective clothing |
Glutaraldehyde | Glutaraldehyde is used as a disinfectant. It is also can be found in X-ray films. | Use protective clothing when dealing with glutaraldehyde. Work only in well-ventilated areas. |
Soot | Black particles of carbon, produced by incomplete combustion of coal, oil, wood, or other fuels | Use protective clothing |
Pitch | It is made by the destructive distillation of wood or coal tar | Use protective clothing |
Asphalt | Sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleum and in some natural deposits | Use protective clothing |
Paraffin wax
| A member of the alkenes series | Use Gloves |
Smoking
| Smoking cigarettes increase your risk of cell carcinoma | Quit smoking |
Creosote | The product of Coal tar | Use protective clothing |
This is not completed list