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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.
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 ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Mines and quarries
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Mining and quarrying
Safety programmes