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31.3.2017
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Vaarallisten kemikaalien käyttöä on säädelty vuosisatojen ajan. 1700-luvulla ajateltiin, etteivät myrkyt saaneet päätyä kenen tahansa käsiin. Nykyään vaaralliset kemikaalit merkitään samalla tavoin maailmanlaajuisesti.
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Investigation of the explosion at a Kuopio fluting mill finished – Tukes’s investigating team proposes several measures to improve safety
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31.3.2025 9.00
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