Health hazards in semiconductor manufacturing occupations

Health hazards in semiconductor manufacturing occupations is an issue in occupational hygiene due to the chemical hazard encountered in the semiconductor industry. Health manifestations due to low level exposure to toxins may take decades to surface.


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A Scientific Advisory Committee funded by the Semiconductor Industry Association concluded there was no evidence of increased cancer risk to cleanroom workers, although it could not rule out the possibility that circumstances might exist that could result in increased risk. [7] [8]

References

  1. A comprehensive summary of the issues in San Francisco Chronicle, December 3, 2000
  2. Dirty Secrets of Chipmaking Industry, USA Today, Jan. 12, 1998
  3. The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 1998 by Bill Richards
  4. Annals Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Vol 23, No. 5, September 1994: Health Issues in the Global Semiconductor Industry, by Joseph LaDou, MD
  5. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, Vol. 4 No 1., Jan-Mar 1998: The International Electronics Industry, by Joseph LaDou, MD, Timothy Rohm, PhD, CIH
  6. Clinical Principles of Environmental Health, Baltimore MD, Williams and Wilkins, 1992
  7. "SIA: Environment, Safety & Health".
  8. "SIA press release" (PDF).
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