| Document ID (ISN) | 77365 |
| CIS number |
01-1391 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0014-6269 - Face au risque |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Brett Y.B. |
| Title |
Personal protection - Face and eye protection |
| Original title |
Protection individuelle - Le visage et la vue protégés [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1999, No.351, p.23-26. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Finding the best compromise when selecting face and eye protective equipment involves analysing the hazards facing the workers, constraints of the task and of the work environment, and aspects specific to the individual worker. Topics covered by this article include: main types of personal protective equipment; main hazards; human factors (reluctance by workers to wear protective equipment); guide to the selection of equipment as a function of the exposure hazard; types of safety spectacles; check-list developed by the French Occupational Safety and Health Institute (INRS) in order to help employers to analyse hazards to the eyes; European standards. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
selection of equipment; risk factors; face shields; face and eye protection |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety consciousness; public OSH institutions; France; check lists; human behaviour; safety spectacles; standard; European Communities |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Face and eye protection
|
