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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 28743 |
| CIS number |
78-515 |
| Year |
1976 |
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| Title |
Shakeout, cleaning, grinding, and inspection departments - Health hazards in a foundry |
| Bibliographic information |
DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No.77-104, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA, Dec. 1976. 31p. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Illustrated by humorous drawings and instructive sketches, this booklet aims at providing a safe and healthy workplace by describing safe work practices. Hazards and sources are listed: dusts (silica, metal, asbestos and nuisance dust; sources: shakeout, chipping, grinding, sandblasting, etc.); metal fumes from castings and from oxyacetylene, powder-arc cutting and burning, etc.; noise (shakeout, chipping, grinding, torch cutting, blast cleaning, etc.); gases and vapours (CO, formaldehyde, phenol, ammonia, ozone, tolylene diisocyanate; sources; thermal decomposition products of sand binders); X-ray inspection hazards; UV hazards (penetrant inspection). Preventive action. Personal protection. Hearing protection; permissible noise exposure levels. First aid. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cleaning of castings; materials testing; foundries; knocking out |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hearing protection; x-rays; carbon monoxide; ultraviolet radiation; silica; asbestos; abrasive operations; respirable dust; pyrolysis products; health engineering; first aid; personal protective equipment; health hazards; safe working methods; medical supervision; fettling; sandblasting; USA |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
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Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
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