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Document ID (ISN)37649
CIS number 82-812
ISSN - Serial title 0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité
Year 1981
Convention or series no.
Title Equipment of checking insulating boots
Original title Appareil de contrôle pour bottes isolantes [in French]
Bibliographic information Dec. 1981, No.12, p.612-613. Illus.
Abstract Description of apparatus for measuring the electrical resistance of the insulating soles of footwear worn by workers in electrolysis shops, comprising a trough of aqueous soda solution into which the operator steps, two handles (connected to the trough by a minimal-resistance conductor ≤30A) that have to be held, and an electronic device which lights a green lamp if the electrical resistance of the footwear is adequate.
Descriptors (primary) safety footwear; insulating footwear; electrical safety; resistance measurement
Descriptors (secondary) description of equipment; safety checks; electricity; aluminium industry
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Foot and leg protection