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Document ID (ISN)105775
CIS number 06-1470
Year 2005
Convention or series no. INRS R 413
Title Clothing industry: Protection against needlestick injuries on sewing machines
Original title Industrie de la confection: Protection contre les piqûres aux doigts sur les machines à coudre [in French]
Bibliographic information Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, Mar. 2005. 1p.
Internet access http://secure.risquesprofessionnels.ameli.fr/media/R413.pdf [in French]
Abstract This recommendation explains how to ensure that sewing machines are correctly fitted with effective safety devices for the prevention of needlestick injuries to the operator's fingers.
Descriptors (primary) France; clothing industry; needle-stick injuries; sewing machines
Descriptors (secondary) directive; safety devices
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Textile and clothing industries
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Clothing and finished textile products industry