| Document ID (ISN) | 105980 |
| CIS number |
06-1269 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Silicosis elimination programme: Silicosis prevention information resource |
| Bibliographic information |
Mine Health and Safety Council, Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee (SIMRAC), Braamfontein Centre, 23 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein 2001, South Africa, Mar. 2006. Information package (booklet, 4 CDs, 2 DVDs). |
| Abstract |
This information resource was developed to strengthen dust-control programmes in the South African mining industry. It comprises: a booklet on mining industry best practice for the prevention of silicosis; 4 CDs containing information resources on silicosis prevention from Australia, Europe, North America and South Africa; the World Health Organization (WHO) document, Hazard Prevention and Control in the Work Environment; Airborne Dust, a programme for a two-day course on airborne dust control and additional training material; and 2 DVDs containing videos on silicosis and dust control. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dust control; South Africa; training material; silicosis; mining industry; silica |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
airborne dust; DVD; coal dust; CD-ROM; respirators; quarrying industry; training manuals |
| Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
| Country / State or Province | South Africa |
| Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
OSH training
Pneumoconioses
|
