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Document ID (ISN)101110
CIS number 03-92
Year 2002
Convention or series no.
Title Occupational safety and health manual - The shoe industry
Original title Manual de segurança e saúde no trabalho - Indústria calçadista [in Portuguese]
Bibliographic information Serviço Social da Indústria (SESI), Departamento Regional de São Paulo, CEP 01311-923, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2002. 298p. Illus. 45 ref.
Abstract Aimed at employers in the shoe industry, this manual contains practical guidance for conducting an evaluation of the risks arising from work procedures and implementing appropriate preventive measures. It also presents a programme on the prevention of hazards in occupational settings as well as the results of a study on environmental hygiene carried out in 17 enterprises. Safety and health regulations applicable to this industry are commented.
Descriptors (primary) Brazil; risk factors; training material; plant safety and health organization; shoe industry
Descriptors (secondary) noise; electricity; ergonomics; mechanical hazards; hazard evaluation; chemical hazards; training manuals
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceBrazil
Subject(s) Leather, fur and footwear
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Footwear, leather and fur industry