| Document ID (ISN) | 27454 |
| CIS number |
77-1196 |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Caruso A., Chiantaretto A., Paisio B., Perucca R. |
| Title |
From the homogenous group to occupational safety - A system of worker surveillance of workplace environmental hazards and health |
| Original title |
Dal gruppo omogeneo alla prevenzione - Strumenti di controllo operaio sulla nocività ambientale e sulla salute [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Assessorato Sicurezza Sociale e Sanità, Regione Piemonte, Torino. Industria Grafica Sifea, Via Susa 7, Torino, Italy, 1976. 299p. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
This report describes the authors' experience in campaigning for safety-mindedness in management and employees; both parties should become increasingly aware of the necessity for a common and overall approach to positive occupational safety and health attitudes, or at least a united effort to reduce health hazards at the workplace - in this particular instance a coremaking shop in the foundry of an Italian motor vehicle plant: background - trade union action; investigation of health hazards by group question sheets and seminar on occupational medicine; description of a coremaking shop and production cycle; analysis of the experiment: from question sheet to health hazard card; considerations on health hazard factors; conclusions: from worker surveillance of health hazards to health supervision. Model question sheets, texts of collective agreements concluded or proposed, results of medical examinations, etc. are appended. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
role of workers' organizations; plant health supervision; workers' participation; foundries |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
harmful physical agents; Italy; harmful substances; coremaking; history; limitation of exposure; questionnaire survey; collective agreements; medical supervision; occupational psychology |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Administration, legislation
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Workers' participation
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
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