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Document ID (ISN)57015
CIS number 91-1905
Year 1990
Convention or series no. Occupational Health and Safety Publication No.6
Title Health hazards due to photographic and duplicating equipment and methods of protection against these hazards
Original title Al-akhtaar us-sihhiyyat un-naajma (an al-laat it-taswiir id-dau'ii wa l-laat in-naskh wa turuq ul-himaaya min haathihi l-akhtaar [in Arabic]
Bibliographic information Arab Labour Office, Arab Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, P.O. Box 5770, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, 1990. 10p.
Abstract Review of the physical and chemical hazards presented by photocopiers, facsimile machines, spirit duplicators and other office machines that use strong light sources or chemical products. Associated mechanical hazards, such as those presented by staplers, are also mentioned.
Descriptors (primary) ergonomics; office equipment; duplicating; mechanical hazards; physical hazards; chemical hazards
Descriptors (secondary) photographic chemicals; lasers
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceSyrian Arab Republic
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Ergonomics
Office work
Printing, photography and photocopying industry