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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 60940 |
| CIS number |
93-1584 |
| ISBN(s) |
88-19-74400-7 |
| Year |
1991 |
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| Author(s) |
Zucchetti R. |
| Title |
Hazards and danger in office work: Workplaces, lighting, microclimate, noise, installations, fire protection, VDU work |
| Original title |
Nocività e pericolosità negli uffici: locali di lavoro, illuminazione, microclima, rumorosità, impiantistica, antincendio, lavoro ai videoterminali [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Buffetti Editore, Via Sud Africa 29, 00144 Roma, Italy, 1991. xv, 267p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: ITL 33,000. |
| Abstract |
This manual, written by a labour inspector and taking into account recent development within the EEC, covers all the major aspects of safety and health in the office environment. Contents: basic requirements of workplaces (microclimate, lighting, layout, underground and windowless rooms, hygienic and welfare facilities, new workplaces); electrical safety (including newly installed equipment and earthing); lightning protection of buildings; machine safety; fire prevention and protection; noise (measurement and control); safety of VDU work (introduction to the use of VDUs, VDU work in detail, the psychology of VDU work, check lists for the choice of equipment, EEC standards); portable ladders; first aid; personal protection; warning signs; accident notification. In appendix: international instruments (Directive for the Efficient Functioning of a Safety Department, Resolution 1976-1 of the Council of Europe; ILO Convention 120 concerning occupational hygiene in commercial establishments and offices; EEC Council Directive concerning safety and health in VDU operations (CIS 90-1069). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational safety and health; Italy; office work; visual display terminals; offices |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety devices; earthing; lightning protection; welfare facilities; notification of occupational accidents; CE; ILO; European Communities; workplace design; electricity; portable ladders; manuals; noise control; first aid; personal protective equipment; fire protection; fire prevention; hazard identification; noise measurement; microclimate; comment on directive; comment on standard; check lists; lighting |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Office work
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