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== Safety == Safety concerns exist for both manufacturing and use. Fine dust and chemicals are released when particleboard is machined (e.g., sawing or [[Router (woodworking)|routing]]). Occupational exposure limits exist in many countries recognizing the hazard of wood dusts.<ref name="HSE, wis12">{{cite web|title=Wood dust hazards|url=http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229103016/http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis1.pdf|archive-date=2009-12-29|publisher=UK HSE}}</ref> Cutting particle board can release [[formaldehyde]], [[carbon monoxide]], [[hydrogen cyanide]] in the case of [[Amino resin|amino resins]], and [[phenol]] in the case of [[phenol formaldehyde resin]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McCann|first1=Michael|last2=Babin|first2=Angela|date=1995|title=Certified Master Woodworker|url=https://thetedswoodworkingreview.com/teds-woodworking-review/|access-date=June 19, 2019|website=The University of Illinois at Chicago}}</ref> The other safety concern is the slow release of formaldehyde over time. In 1984, concerns about the high indoor levels of formaldehyde in new [[manufactured home]]s led the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] to set construction standards. Particleboard (PB), medium-density fibreboard (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB), and laminated flooring have been major sources of formaldehyde emissions. In response to consumer and woodworker pressure on the industry, PB and MDF became available in "no added formaldehyde" (NAF) versions, but were not in common use {{asof|2015|lc=yes}}. Many other building materials such as furniture finish, carpeting, and caulking give off formaldehyde, as well as [[urea-formaldehyde foam insulation]], which is banned in Canada for installation in a residential closed-cavity wall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Formaldehyde Factsheet|url=http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/factsheets/formaldehyde.htm|publisher=Illinois Department of Public Health|format=webpage}}</ref> Formaldehyde is classified by the [[WHO]] as a known human [[carcinogen]].<ref name="International Agency for Research on Cancer, Monographs Vol 882">{{Citation|title=IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Volume 88 (2006) Formaldehyde, 2-Butoxyethanol and 1-tert-Butoxypropan-2-ol|url=http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol88/index.php|publisher=WHO Press, 2006( English )|format=pdf, html}}</ref>
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