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Unloading of fish for industrial use

Jurisdiction Norway
Year 1973
Published in Norwegian
Original/other title [Norwegian] Lossing av sild og fisk som råstoff til fabrikker
Source Veiledning nr.2, Directorate of Labour Inspection (Direktoratet for arbeidstilsynet), Postboks 8103, Oslo-Dep., Norway, July 1973. 4p. Gratis.
Descriptors [Primary] Norway, fish, loading and unloading, ship holds
[Secondary] directive, mechanical ventilation, oxygen deficiency, supervision of dangerous work
Subject category Industries and occupations
Abstract Information concerning the risks involved when unloading fish for industrial processing is followed by guidelines explaining the precautions to be taken to meet the requirements of the Norwegian Workers' Protection Act of 7 Dec. 1956: removal of hatch covers long before unloading; artificial ventilation of holds; measurement of oxygen and gas concentrations before entering hold; detailing a man to stand by the hatch and keep the workers in the hold under observation; men feeling ill must leave the hold immediately; 2 safe harnesses with lifelines must be kept in readiness; all workers must know mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
CIS No. 74-205
Database ID 20205

 

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