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Document ID (ISN)61055
CIS number 93-1467
Year 1991
Convention or series no. MSHA Safety Manual No.14
Title Personal protective equipment
Bibliographic information National Mine Health and Safety Academy, P.O. Box 1166, Beckley, WV 25802, USA, 1991. 57p. Illus. 9 ref.
Abstract Contents of this training brochure on the use of personal protective equipment in mines: accident prevention; principles of personal protection; care and use of equipment; protection of specific parts of the body (head, eyes, face, ear, respiratory system, hands, feet); general body protection; belts, harnesses and lifelines; miscellaneous equipment. Glossary of terms.
Descriptors (primary) USA; training material; mining and quarrying; personal protective equipment
Descriptors (secondary) hearing protection; foot and leg protection; protection against falls from heights; training manuals; safety guides; head protection; respirators; hand and arm protection; glossary; face and eye protection
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Mining and quarrying
Personal protection
OSH training