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Hazards and Solutions

Many high-technology workers in the semiconductor industry risk exposure to a variety of hazardous substances and operations. The following references aid in recognizing and controlling hazards in the workplace.

Silicon Device Manufacturing
  • Silicon Device Manufacturing. OSHA, (2004). Reviews the processes, potential hazards, and possible solutions involved in silicon device manufacturing.
Gallium Arsenide Device Manufacturing Semiconductor Industry
  • Cancer among current and former workers at National Semiconductor (UK) LTD, Greenock. Health and Safety Executive (HSE), (2001), 856 KB PDF, 104 pages. Contains results of an investigation by the HSE. The study provides evidence of an excess of certain cancers within the workforce.
  • Profile of the Electronics and Computer Industry. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (1995, September). Also available as a 1 MB PDF, 151 pages. Contains detailed descriptions of the semiconductor industry, including information on industrial processes, chemical emissions, pollution prevention, and other related environmental concerns. Find updated data on this industry in the Sector Notebooks Data Refresh, which allows users to select an industry sector in order to obtain the most current emissions data from the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and compliance and enforcement data.
  • Williams ME, Baldwin DG. Semiconductor industrial hygiene handbook. Park Ridge (NY): Noyes Publications; 1995.
  • Hazardous materials toxicology: clinical principles of environmental health. Sullivan JB Jr, Krieger GR, eds. Baltimore (MD): Williams & Wilkins; 1992 Jan. 1242 p.
    • Harrison M. Semiconductor manufacturing hazards.
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