Document ID (ISN) | 77142 |
CIS number |
01-1086 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail |
Year |
1999 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Liévin D., Krawsky G., Pagliéro D. |
Title |
Safety of isolated workers: A summary. Preventive approaches and application in sand and gravel pits |
Original title |
La sécurité du travailleur isolé: bilan. Démarche préventive et application dans le secteur des sablières [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
2nd Quarter 1999, No.175, p.13-30. Illus. 10 ref. |
Abstract |
After a survey of the various issues involved in isolated work (trends, health effects, principles of safety and regulations), a specific example in the sand and gravel pit sector is described. This example is part of an interdisciplinary project involving organizations and professionals in charge of occupational risk prevention. The regulations governing this activity are laid down in the French Mining Code, which because of the risk of drowning, authorizes isolated workers to work by the water's edge only in the presence of another person. For economic reasons, this rule is often difficult to apply, so thought was given to means of guaranteeing the safety of isolated workers next to bodies of water other than through the physical presence of another person, for example with the help of a suitable alarm device. An ergonomic study was carried out at three firms. The results should lead to a set of specifications that could serve as a guide for the industries and occupations concerned. |
Descriptors (primary) |
work in isolation; quarrying industry; safety planning |
Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; France; legislation; alarm systems; drowning; job study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying Safety programmes
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