{"id":22159,"date":"2023-08-29T10:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/fact\/vinylchloride\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:08:22","slug":"vinylchloride","status":"publish","type":"fact","link":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/nl\/fact\/vinylchloride\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinylchloride"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Er zijn geen schattingen beschikbaar van het huidige aantal aan Vinylchloride blootgestelde werknemers in de EU. In 1993 werd het aantal blootgestelde werknemers voor de EU 15 op 40.000 geschat. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Blootstelling aan vinylchloride gebeurt voornamelijk door inademing. Langdurige blootstelling kan lever-, hersen-, bloed- en longkanker veroorzaken.  Vinylchloride heeft een geharmoniseerde classificatie onder de CLP verordening als kankerverwekkend van categorie 1A, wat betekent dat het kanker kan veroorzaken bij mensen.<\/p>\n<h2>Waar komen risico&#8217;s voor?<\/h2>\n<p>De belangrijkste manier van beroepsmatige blootstelling aan vinylchloride is door inademing, wat voornamelijk voorkomt in (poly)vinylchloride (PVC)-fabrieken en PVC-verwerkende bedrijven (inclusief verpakking, opslag en hantering van vinylchloride). Werknemers in de sectoren vervaardiging van industri\u00eble chemicali\u00ebn, kunststofproducten, bewerkte metaalproducten of machines lopen een risico, evenals werknemers in de transport- en bouwsector. <\/p>\n<h2>Meer over de stof<\/h2>\n<p>Vinylchloride is een kleurloos gas dat gemakkelijk brandt. Het heeft een milde, zoete geur, maar de geur is geen adequate waarschuwing voor gevaarlijke concentraties. Het komt niet in de natuur voor en moet industrieel geproduceerd worden voor commerci\u00eble toepassingen. Vinylchloride wordt voornamelijk gebruikt om PVC te maken; PVC wordt gebruikt om een verscheidenheid aan plastic producten te maken, waaronder buizen, draad- en kabelcoatings en verpakkingsmateriaal. Vinylchloride is ook aanwezig in tabaksrook.    <\/p>\n<h2>Gevaren die kunnen optreden<\/h2>\n<p>Acute blootstelling aan vinylchloride kan leiden tot symptomen zoals zwakte, duizeligheid, vermoeidheid, gewichtsverlies, gevoelloosheid en tintelingen van de ledematen, visuele stoornissen en in ernstige gevallen coma en de dood. Het kan ook de ogen, huid, slijmvliezen en luchtwegen irriteren. Bij lage blootstellingsniveaus kan het lichaam vinylchloride verwerken en uitscheiden in de urine. Chronische blootstelling kan permanente leverschade en leverkanker, neurologische of gedragssymptomen en veranderingen aan de huid en botten van de hand veroorzaken.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>De latentietijd tussen blootstelling en aan vinylchloride gerelateerde kankers varieert sterk afhankelijk van de verschillende soorten kanker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Wat u kunt doen<\/h2>\n<p>De meest effectieve manier om blootstelling te voorkomen is om deze te vervangen door vinylchloridevrije producten of producten met een lager gehalte aan vinylchlorideoxide. Als vinylchloridehoudende producten niet kunnen worden vervangen, moet de blootstelling aan vinylchloride worden verminderd door technische maatregelen, zoals gesloten systemen.    Als dit niet mogelijk is, installeer dan vonkvrije ventilatiesystemen en zorg voor oogdouche en veiligheidsdouche als er gevaar voor contact of spatten bestaat. Voer regelmatig representatieve blootstellingsmetingen uit zodat bekend is wanneer en waar actie moet worden ondernomen. <\/p>\n<p>Maak werknemers voortdurend bewust van de effecten van blootstelling en moedig hen aan om vroegtijdige symptomen te melden. Train werknemers bovendien over gevaren, veilige werkpraktijken en effectieve hygi\u00ebnemaatregelen. Persoonlijke beschermingsmiddelen (PPE) mogen alleen worden gebruikt als laatste redmiddel, nadat de mogelijke technische oplossingen zijn ge\u00efntroduceerd. PBM&#8217;s omvatten veiligheidsbrillen, chemisch bestendige kleding en handschoenen (chemisch bestendig of ge\u00efsoleerd) en ademhalingstoestellen.   <\/p>\n<p><em>Referenties: cancer.gov, OSHA, IARC, CDC<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","carcinogens":[788],"class_list":["post-22159","fact","type-fact","status-publish","hentry","carcinogens-vinylchloride"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vinylchloride - STOP carcinogens at work<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Blootstelling aan vinylchloride gebeurt voornamelijk door inademing. 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