Document ID (ISN) | 100628 |
CIS number |
02-1561 |
ISBN(s) |
84-7425-618-6 |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Montes Mayorga M. |
Title |
Life vests and flotation equipment: guide to the selection and use of PPEs |
Original title |
Chalecos salvavidas y equipos auxiliares de flotación: guía orientativa para la elección y utilización de los EPI [in Spanish] |
Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2002. 21p. Illus. Price: EUR 2.89. |
Abstract |
Contents of this guide to the selection and use of life vests and flotation equipment: definition of personal protective equipment (PPE); functions of PPEs; risks to which workers without life vests are exposed (drowning); risks resulting from their use (discomfort, sweating, impeded movement, etc.); precautions to be taken; position adopted by the body in water with and without the wear of appropriate life vests; structure and properties of different types of life vests (with foam core, gas inflatable); description of accessories; different types and classes according to floatability properties; labelling (text and pictograms); selection criteria; use and storage; maintenance. An appendix includes a check list for selecting life vests adapted to the needs of individual workers. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; training material; personal protective equipment; lifejackets |
Descriptors (secondary) |
buoyant devices; safety guides; check lists |
Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
Country / State or Province | Spain |
Subject(s) |
Personal protection
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Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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Browse category(ies) |
OSH training Belts, harnesses and lifelines Personal protection
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