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1979

CIS 80-551 Farmer D.
Permit to work.
Definition of a permit to work (a document used to ensure that a hazardous job is done safely, taking into account all the foreseeable circumstances which could arise dividing a task into clearly identifiable stages, specifying each component of the job, allocating individual roles to all those involved, and establishing a checking procedure to ensure the satisfactory completion of one stage before the next one is started, to be followed by a formal handing-over procedure when normal work can be resumed safely). Examples of permits in use (interlock guarding of printing machinery, a concrete-block making machine, work on overhead lines) and a list of 7 points to be included in permits to work (e.g. time limits for checks, tagging, strict sequence of safety procedures). Considerations on the obligation to use the permit-to-work system imposed on United Kingdom employers by the Chemical Works Regulations 1922 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Health and Safety at Work, Sep. 1979, Vol.2, No.1, p.22-25. Illus.

CIS 80-586 Order of the Council of Ministers dated 19 Jan. 1979 listing certain occupations prohibited to women
Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 19 stycznia 1979 r. w sprawie wykazu prac wzbronionych kobietom [in Polish]
This order (effective 27 Feb. 1979) fixes the maximum allowable weights to be lifted or carried by hand or transported on hand carts or trolleys. It prescribes certain prohibited occupations for women in the following sectors: mines and quarries, smelting plants, metalworking shops, chemical industry (no exposure to certain carcinogens and toxic substances), coking plants and petroleum refineries, paper and printing industry, building and civil engineering, transport and communications, hospital and health services, the public service, agriculture, logging.
Dziennik Ustaw, 27 Feb. 1979, No.4, p.37-43.

CIS 80-252 Marré T., Reichert M.
Inspection and maintenance for reliable functioning and occupational safety
Für die Funktions- und Arbeitssicherheit: Überwachung und Wartung [in German]
The close relations between maintenance and safety are brought out, with special reference to the chemical industry. Part 1 is devoted to inspections related to plant operation. Aspects are: personnel instruction, technical documentation (operating instructions, diagrams, circuits), leakage testing and tests of emergency stop devices. An important aspect is preparation of repair work. Part 2 describes a maintenance system designed to ensure correct functioning of the plant: routine measurement and recording of operation data, regular inspections, inspections as required. Costs are considered, as is the fall in accident rate since the system was introduced.
Sicherheitsingenieur, Apr. 1979, Vol.10, No.4, p.12-17; June 1979, No.6, p.26-35. Illus.

CIS 79-1193 Ezell C.W.
Safety's magnificent obsession - definition and direction
The safety profession is defined as the management of human resources involvement in loss control, accomplished chiefly through the techniques of motivation. To become better managers of total loss control, safety professionals should not rely entirely on the 3 areas of engineering, education and enforcement which are dealt with in the light of recent American experience. These 3 areas should be integrated with the total organisation, someone being responsible and given the authority to get these jobs done. Safety is not only management, but also human resources: accident causation begins with the basic organisational structure; safety is also loss control: the focus on economics should capture management's interest; and safety is motivation: this should not be confused with attitude. The success of safety depends on the management executive's awareness and on making safety a part of the total managerial strategy.
Professional Safety, Feb. 1979, Vol.24, No.2, p.22-26. 15 ref.

1978

CIS 80-543 Reynolds J.M.
Controlling the use of hazardous materials in research and development laboratories.
Desciption of a systematic approach (restrictive procurement of hazardous materials, pertinent data concerning them, appropriate facilities and procedures, proper disposal) for controlling the use of hazardous materials in a large industrial research and development complex. The basic concepts, although fundamental, require the pooling of several technical disciplines. Although a system may be in place and functioning effectively, new governmental restraints are constantly occurring; hence the programme is continually expanding. Considerations on monitoring at procurement stage, restricted materials, required facilities and procedures, information on hazardous materials (data library), waste disposal (solvents, mercury, acids and bases, radioactive waste), labelling procedure. List of typical restricted materials.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Nov. 1978, Vol.2, No.4, p.299-308. Illus.

CIS 80-127 Order of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health concerning carcinogens
Social- och hälsovårdsministeriets beslut om ämnen som föranleder risk för kancersjukdom [in Swedish]
Pursuant to the Decree of the Council of State of 11 Dec. 1975 (CIS 77-794), this Order prohibits the use of 12 substances (the same as those covered by the Order, now repealed, of 10 Feb. 1977 (CIS 77-1943)) and prescribes restrictions on 15 other substances (auramine, benzene, dianisidine, 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine, 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine, ethylenimine, ethylenethiourea (2-imidazolidinethione), hexamethylphosphoric triamide, crocidolite, 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline), 1-naphthylamine, nickel carbonyl, 1,3-propanesultone, propylenimine, mustard gas). A third group of substances is subject to the limitations specified in the 1975 decree.
Suomen asetuskokoelma - Finlands författningssamling, 28 Nov. 1978, No.879, p.1903-1904.

CIS 79-1541 Is there anything I've forgotten?
This film illustrates the permit-to-work and certificate of safety procedures for safe isolation of vessels, highlighting the hazards of confined spaces (lack of oxygen, toxic gases, etc.). In a dramatised story of an accident, it shows the correct procedure for isolation of the vessels before a man goes in to make a repair. The price includes literature.
16mm colour film, 20min. Millbank Films Ltd., Thames House North, Millbank, London SW1P 4QG, United Kingdom, 1978. Price: £175.00 + VAT.

CIS 79-940
Ministry of Industry (Ministère de l'industrie), Paris.
Decree No.78-739 of 12 July 1978 concerning marking, possession, transport and use of explosives
Décret n°78-739 du 12 juillet 1978 relatif au marquage, à la détention, au transport et à l'emploi des produits explosifs. [in French]
This Decree prescribes the mandatory marking of explosives, the necessary licences to be obtained by persons authorised to possess, transport and use explosives, and imposes penalties for non-observance. Detailed regulations for marking and identification, purchasing and possession, and transport, and rules governing the use of explosives are given in Administrative Orders dated 21 Sep. 1978 (Journal Officiel (J.O.), 29 Sep. 1978, No.228; supplementary issue). The Decree and Orders are further supplemented by a Circular dated 30 Nov. 1978 (J.O., 22 Dec. 1978, No.298, supplementary issue, p.9803-9807).
Journal officiel de la République française, 13 July 1978, Vol.110, No.163, p.2791-2793.

CIS 79-1161 Rudloff M., Schladebach H.
Occupational accident investigation
Untersuchung von Arbeitsunfällen [in German]
The term "occupational accident" and the legal requirements covering accident investigations are defined. Details are given of the measures to be taken after an accident: notification, investigation of the site of the accident, interrogation of persons, determination of the course and causes of accident, investigation of violations, prevention of similar accidents. Cooperation between the head of the undertaking and the occupational safety and health plant committee and plant officials responsible for accident prevention, and the duties of these in accident investigation are dealt with.
Verlag Tribüne, Am Treptower Park 28-30, DDR-1193 Berlin, 1978. 64p. Price: M.1.60.

CIS 79-1194 Regulation for application of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance - Safety inspectors and safety inspections - of 6 September 1978
Zweite Durchführungsbestimmung zur Arbeitsschutzverordnung - Sicherheitsinspektoren und Sicherheitsinspektionen - vom 6. September 1978 [in German]
This regulation lays down the rights, obligations and duties of safety inspectors. They must be appointed in all undertakings, the central state institutions, and organs directing the economy. Safety inspectors must have completed higher or technical education and supplementary training in occupational safety and health (OSH). Duties are: proposals for ensuring and improving OSH, execution of measures; analysis of trends in OSH, execution of statutory requirements, training of workers, control of OSH measures, accident investigation.
Gesetzblatt der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Teil 1, 9 Oct. 1978, No.34, p.373-375.

CIS 79-644
Nosadata 2.12.01, National Occupational Safety Association, Arcadia.
Locking out of electrical switches - Fisiese uitsluitstelsels vir elektriese skakelaars.
Fisiese uitsluitstelsels vir elektriese skakelaars [in Afrikaans]
This data sheet points out the hazards, to workers working on or operating machinery, of switches not properly locked out (fatal shocks, burns, hands caught or crushed in machinery accidentally started): role of management (training, information); built-in key locking devices; safety-lock key boards; warning signs and tags. Some common faults: failure to use the lock; locking another lock instead of the lock-out system; leaving the key in the lock; asking others to lock out for you; failure to label switches; failure to lock out adjacent equipment which may endanger others. Some methods of locking out control switches are described and illustrated. Check-list for a typical lock-out procedure.
Safety Management - Veiligheidsbestuur, Oct. 1978, Vol.4, No.10. 4p. insert. Illus.

CIS 79-641 Rémond C.
Contact with non-current-carrying parts - Check your protection measures
Contacts indirects - Vérifiez vos conditions de protection. [in French]
Supplement No.1 to French standard NF C15-100 (CIS 78-1224) contains provisions for checking the efficacy of contact-voltage protective measures. This article explains how these measures were established and how the values given were obtained. Contents: principle of checking circuits with connection to neutral and with insulated neutral conductor or safe current impedance: general solution (measurement of resistance between the frame and the reference point of the fault-loop potential and impedance, estimation of the voltage of the presumed contact, etc.); calculation of these values when protection is assured by fuses or circuit-breakers; estimation of the frame-to-earth contact voltage; introduction into the calculations of factors for voltage and impedance drop in the part of the fault loop above the installation; case of systems fed from transformers or other sources (internal impedances).
Journal de l'équipement électrique et électronique, 18 jan. 1978, No.418, p.48-52; 22 Mar. 1978, No.422, p.53-56; and 24 May 1978, No.426, p.84-85. Illus.

CIS 78-2032 Safety regulations
Consignes de sécurité réglementaires. [in French]
This data sheet consists of a compendium of the safety regulations currently in force in France in this field, and updates a similar data sheet of June 1966. Contents: general remarks; lifting equipment for materials and/or pesonnel (lifts, builders' hoists, etc.); aerial ropeways and cableways; other contractors' plant (industrial trucks, pressure vessels and pressurised equipment, etc.); working with explosives on construction sites and in quarries; safety rules for work in compressed air, near overhead electric lines, on electrical installations, in quarries, underground, etc.); miscellaneous safety regulations (personnel transport, fire safety, posting up of safety rules and warning notices, first, aid, employment of young persons).
Cahiers des Comités de prévention du bâtiment et des travaux publics, Fiche de sécurité No.A.103, Organisation for Safety in Building Construction and Civil Engineering (Organisme professionnel de prévention du bâtiment et des travaux publics), Issy-les-Moulineaux, June 1977. Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Jan.-Feb. 1978, No.1, 4p. (detachable insert).

CIS 78-1570
Ministry of Health and Social Security (Ministère de la santé et de la sécurité sociale), Paris.
Decree No.78-394 of 20 Mar. 1978 concerning the use of asbestos fibre for the spray rendering of buildings
Décret n°78-394 du 20 mars 1978 relatif à l'emploi des fibres d'amiante pour le flocage des bâtiments. [in French]
This decree prohibits the use of asbestos or products with an asbestos content exceeding 1g/100g concentration for the spray rendering of building walls. The term "spray rendering" is defined in the decree as the application on to any surface of asbestos fibres, with or without a binder, to render a coating surface having a fibrous, velvety, fluffy or downy appearance. The prohibition covers all construction work, and the restoration, transformation or modernisation of existing buildings. The decree also prescribes the conditions to be respected when demolishing buildings previously treated in this way, and lays down penalties (fines) for non-observance.
Journal officiel de la République française, 23 Mar. 1978, Vol.110, No.70, p.1279.

CIS 78-1769 McDonald M.A.
The environmental survey - Practical guidance for new entrants to occupational health and safety.
This article gives guidance on how to conduct a "walk-through" environmental survey. It deals with the preparations, the visit itself (instrumentation, points to look for outside and inside the building, hazard groups, personal protection, plant enclosures, general or local exhaust ventilation, toxic waste and pollution, work methods, management awareness), and the report itself.
Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine, July 1978, Vol.28, No.3, p.95-100. 9 ref.

CIS 78-1209
National Joint Technical Committee for the Building Trades (Comité technique national du bâtiment et des travaux publics), Paris, 10 Jan. 1978.
Tower cranes
Grues à tour. [in French]
This recommendation consists mainly of a table indicating the periodicity and nature of tests to be performed on the slewing ring fastening bolts for new equipment and equipment already in service, and the steps to be taken in the event of defective parts.
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail, 2nd quarter 1978, No.91, Note No.1124-91-78 (Recommendation No.136), p.335-337.

1977

CIS 78-624 Permits-to-work on medium-voltage distribution installations
L'AIST sur les ouvrages MT à la distribution. [in French]
Practical information on the permit-to-work (AIST) and its use in medium-voltage distribution installations: person issuing it (manager of the installation where the work is to be carried out); details it must contain (clear, accurate and complete definition of the work); issuing procedure.
Vigilance, June 1977, No.56, p.14-22. Illus.

CIS 78-892 Directives for the implementation of the provisions of the Work Environment Act regarding employment of young persons under 15
Vejledning om arbejdsmiljølovens regler om beskæftigelse af børn under 15 år [in Danish]
Contents of these directives, which summarise the relevant Danish legislation: main provisions of the Act (not applicable to domestic work nor to work within families in agriculture or artisanal undertakings); light auxiliary work (max. 2h/day); light remunerated work (max. 2h/school day or 8h/free day, to a maximum of 12h/week during the school year or 40h/week during holidays); dangerous work (prohibition of operating machinery or tractors or handling dangerous substances, etc.); surveillance; authorised work. Appendix: notification by the Ministry of Labour (No.333 of 23 June 1977) concerning light remunerated work for which young people may be employed.
Publikation nr.75, Directorate of Labour Inspection (Direktoratet for arbejdstilsynet), Rosenvængets Allé 16-18, 2100 København, Denmark, June 1977. 11p. Gratis.

CIS 78-557 Watchman safety.
This data sheet gives information on: hazards (uncovered floor openings, tripping hazards, slippery floors, chemicals and thermally hot equipment, intruders); pre-employment and periodic medical examinations; training (knowledge of first aid and fire precautions); equipment; watchman's duty to report improperly discarded trash, blocked aisles and fire doors, obstructed and missing firefighting equipment, malfunctioning heating devices, evidence of smoking in prohibited areas, leaks in water, steam, gas or process lines, improperly stored flammable or combustible liquids, uncovered or unguarded floor openings or open shafts, motors or machinery inadvertently left running, signs of forced entry.
Data Sheet 212, Revision A (Extensive), National Safety Council, 425 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA, 1977. 2p. Illus. 4 ref.

CIS 78-162
Ministries of: Justice; Culture and Environment; Agriculture; Industry and Trade; Labour; Health and Social Security (Ministères de la justice, de la culture et de l'environnement, de l'agriculture, de l'industrie et du commerce, du travail, de la santé et de la sécurité sociale), Paris.
Act No.77-771 of 12 July 1977, respecting the supervision of chemical substances
Loi n°77-771 du 12 juillet 1977 sur le contrôle des produits chimiques. [in French]
Act aimed at protecting man and his environment from the hazards which may arise from chemical substances, and prescribing the administrative procedure to be followed to obtain permission to produce or import such substances: application to the competent authority and decision of the said authority; obligation to inform the competent authority of the composition of products containing a particular substance and to submit samples of such substance, etc.; cases where manufacture, transport, sale etc. are prohibited or made subject to regulations. Obligation of the authority not to disclose details of manufacturing secrets or products marketed prior to the entry into force of the Act. Penalties.
Journal officiel de la République française, 13 juil. 1977, Vol.109, No.161, p.3701-3703.

CIS 78-48 Entry into confined spaces.
Sections of this guidance note are devoted to: hazards (dangerous concentrations of gases and vapours, fumes, combustion products); safe working methods (permits-to-work, assessment of hazard, sequence of operations, isolating the installation, steam cleaning and other cleaning methods, purging, testing, certification); precautions during work (use of breathing apparatus, rescue); maintenance of equipment; training; legal requirements; manhole dimensions.
Guidance Note GS 5, Health and Safety Executive, London, H.M. Stationery Office, P.O. Box 569, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom, July 1977. 10p. Illus. 22 ref. Price: £0.30.

CIS 77-1861 Asbestos Decree 1977 - Netherlands.
Translation into English of the Netherlands Asbestos Decree (CIS 77-1260), repealed in 1997. This Decree prohibits the use of crocidolite and materials containing crocidolite, and the use of asbestos in heat insulation, soundproofing, or in preservation and decoration work. It prescribes that concentrations of airborne dust should be kept as low as possible during processing of asbestos or materials containing asbestos. The Labour Inspectorate should be informed of any new process or project using asbestos and every new product of which asbestos is an ingredient.
Directoraat-General van de Arbeid, Postbus 69, Voorburg, Netherlands, undated. 14p.

CIS 77-1526 Mitchell R.D.
Zero mechanical state.
The zero mechanical state concept is proposed to describe a situation of maximum protection against unexpected mechanical movement. The development of the concept is described: applications of guards (conveyors, vessels, interlocked barrier guards, hazardous zone protective devices, manufacturers' and employers' responsibilities), start controls (2-hand, single-maintained) and remote control (power off, locked off, primary and secondary protection), power off requirements. Manufacturers' and employers' responsibilities are discussed: operating instructions; physical access to the machine; troubleshooting with power on; defeating protective devices; returning equipment to production; special tools; startup procedures; shutdown procedures (operator training, supervision, actuation of equipment controls, work area, overloading, personal protective equipment).
National Safety News, May 1977, Vol.115, No.5, p.87-92. 3 ref.

CIS 77-1260 Decree of 1 Apr. 1977 to issue general administrative regulations under the Silicosis Act, 1951 (Asbestos Decree)
Besluit van 1 april 1977 tot vaststelling van een algemene maatregel van bestuur ter uitvoering van de Silicosewet (Stb. 1951, 134) (Asbestbesluit) [in Dutch]
This Decree prohibits the use of crocidolite and materials containing crocidolite, and the use of asbestos in heat insulation, soundproofing, or in preservation and decoration work. It prescribes that concentrations of airborne dust should be kept as low as possible during processing of asbestos or materials containing asbestos. The labour inspectorate should be informed of any new process or project using asbestos and every new product of which asbestos is an ingredient. Extensive (5p.) comments. Repealed.
Staatsblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, 1977, No.269. p.1-7.

CIS 77-1197 Writing and publishing employee safety regulations.
This data sheet replaces Data Sheets 535 (Industrial Safety Rules) (CIS 218-1964, Vgb (203)) and 585 (Management Policies on Occupational Safety) (CIS 761-1967, Vap Vov Yur (203)). It covers sources of material, selection of rules and policies, organisation of handbooks (an outline is illustrated), presentation of rules (examples of 2 styles are shown), review and approval procedures, publication of regulations, use of rule books and enforcement.
National Safety News, Data Sheet 664, National Safety Council, 425 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 1977. Chicago, USA, Mar. 1977, Vol.115, No.3, p.245-248. Illus.

CIS 77-934 Hall F.B.
Historical background of the concept - Zero energy state.
Zero energy state (ZES) is a planned approach for machine maintenance and repair safety, where it is vital that the machine be put into a state in which the possibility of its making an unexpected movement, and thus causing injury, is reduced to a practical minimum. It takes into account the total energy of a system, and eliminates the possibility of a sudden or unexpected release of the energy during the operations. The concept is an extension of the zero mechanical state (ZMS) concept, and incorporates, among other conditions, considerations for radiation, thermal, and chemical precautions. Problems of pneumatic safety, development of a criterion, expansion of the definition, and electrical applications, are considered. The definition of ZMS according to American National Standard Z241.1-1975 is given and comments and explanation are appended.
National Safety News, Feb. 1977, Vol.115, No.2, p.68-72. 6 ref.

1976

CIS 78-1447 Lawley H.G.
Size up plant hazards this way.
This article proposes a method for searching systematically for every conceivable deviation from the norm involving potential hazards in hydrocarbon processing plants. The technique is based on a checklist of guide words for generation of deviations (possible causes; process deviation; possible consequences - hazard, operating problem or trivial incident). The article considers: principles of the method; cause and effect; planning the study, procedure, analysis, evaluation of problems, action to be taken, study team work and leadership; mandatory checks and continuous studies. Example: operability and hazard study of a proposed ethylene oxide feed system for batch reactors (tables, with checklist of guide words, causes, consequences, action, and diagram).
Hydrocarbon Processing, Imperial Chemical Industries, Petrochemicals Division, Safety and Loss Prevention Group, Wilton, Middlesborough, Cleveland TS6 8JE, United Kingdom, 1976. 9p. Illus. 2 ref. Gratis. Offprint from London, United Kingdom, Apr. 1976, Vol.55, No.4, p.247.

CIS 78-248 Schliephacke J.
How to act with a sense of responsibility - In-plant occupational safety and health
Wie handelt man verantwortungsbewusst? - Arbeitsschutz im Betrieb [in German]
This booklet contains simple and practical advice for supervisors, foremen and other supervisory staff, to help them to prevent accidents and avoid legal liability themselves. It defines the limits of responsibility, in law and in practice, at various levels of the undertaking, and how this responsibility is delegated. Analysis of the legal duty to exercise due care and supervision, based on the investigation of an accident which actually occurred; rules for effective supervision and for planning safety supervision. A check-list of supervisory measures and a plan and timetable of safety checks to be carried out by supervisory staffs at various levels are appended.
Berufsgenossenschaft der Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik, Oberländer Ufer 130, 5000 Köln, Germany (Fed.Rep.), 1976. 39p.

CIS 77-1541 Asbestos in floor and wall coverings
Asbest i golv- och väggbeklädnader [in Swedish]
This Directive prohibits, as from 1 Oct. 1977, the manufacture of wall and floor coverings containing asbestos. After 30 Sep. 1978 it will be an indictable offence to employ a workman to lay any wall or floor covering containing asbestos.
Meddelanden 1976:39, National Board of Occupational Safety and Health (Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen), Fack, 10026 Stockholm 34, Sweden, 10 Dec. 1976. 1p. Gratis.

CIS 77-1209 Use of tower cranes
Utilisation des grues à tour. [in French]
This brochure, which is intended for worksite managers and crane drivers, contains 2 check lists, one to be followed before commencing operations and the other for periodic overhauls: checking for good working order before and after operation; checking of installations, structures, organs and adjustments (rails, metal framework, brakes, safety devices, electrical equipment); maintenance (oil level in sump, greasing).
Edition INRS No.536, National Research and Safety Institute (Institut national de recherche et de sécurité), 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, July 1976. 24p.

CIS 77-1462 Cloquet L.
Safety in small undertakings
Veiligheid in de kleine onderneming [in Dutch]
After some figures illustrating the problem of promotion and control of safety in small undertakings in Belgium, the reasons for the lack of satisfactory safety measures are reviewed: buildings frequently inadequate, personnel selected according to criteria having no relation to the work, personality of the employer, lack of a prevention service, infrequent inspection. Other particularities were the multiplicity of accident causes and very close human contact. Preventive efforts in small enterprises should be directed towards safety training and improvement of the work environment. Employers have to be convinced that safety is a source of savings in the long run. General application of material damage control and dialogue with workers' trade unions offer encouraging perspectives.
De veiligheid, Sep. 1976, Vol.52, No.9, p.311-318. Illus.

CIS 77-332 Lamouche R.
Periodic inspection of portable electric tools
Vérification périodique de l'outillage électrique portatif. [in French]
Communication to the 3rd International Colloquium on the Prevention of Occupational Risks due to Electricity (Marbella, Spain, Oct. 1975). A campaign involving systematic revision of some 1,000 portable electric tools used at an aeronautical industry design and testing centre is reported: control of socket outlets (mechanical aspects; sequence of phase conductors, correct location of terminals, condition of the isolating part, etc.), with description of the method and the testing apparatus used; inspection of the equipment itself (condition of isolation, power cable and plug; integrity of the protective conductor). Results of the inspections.
Cahiers des Comités de prévention du bâtiment et des travaux publics, May-June 1976, No.3, p.114-117. Illus.

CIS 77-587 Presidential Decree No.432, dated 20 January 1976, to determine certain dangerous, onerous and unhealthy occupations covered by article 6 of Act No.977 of 17 October 1967 respecting the protection of children and young persons in employment
Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 20 gennaio 1976, n.432: Determinazione dei lavori pericolosi, faticosi e insalubri ai sensi dell'art.6 della legge 17 ottobre 1967, n.977, sulla tutela del lavoro dei fanciulli e degli adolescenti [in Italian]
This Decree lists over 140 trades and occupations in a wide range of industrial sectors (processes involving toxic metals, electric arc welding and cutting, work in foundries, electroplating, manufacture of electric accumulators, hazardous chemicals in general (acids, corrosives, toxic substances, etc.), abrasives, certain construction processes, production, transformation and distribution of electricity, work in confined spaces, etc.), in agriculture (use of pesticides, work in rice fields, in refrigerated plant, tractors etc.) and in commerce (wholesale trade in pesticides, refrigerated warehouses, loading and unloading trucks, preparation of mud packs in spas and hydrothermal establishments, some nursing and paramedical occupations, petrol pump attendants, etc.), some of which are prohibited to children under 16 and to girls under 18, others being open to young persons falling within the same categories as regards age and sex, on condition that prior authorisation is obtained from the provincial labour inspectorate.
Gazzetta ufficiale, 24 June 1976, Vol.117, No.165, p.4987-4990.

CIS 77-25 NFPA inspection manual.
A comprehensive book covering all aspects of inspection work done for fire protection by property owners, fire departments, insurance companies, central managements and government agencies. Contents: inspection procedure; organisation of fire loss prevention and self-inspection; inspection organisations; approval and standards; housekeeping; storage; domestic and commercial heating equipment, gas applicances and oil burning appliances; chimneys and venting systems; industrial and commercial heat utilisation equipment; electricity; flammable and combustible liquids; gas hazards; explosive dusts and combustible fibres; chemicals, explosives and miscellaneous hazards; finishing processes; welding and cutting; spontaneous heating; life safety and exits; building types; interior finish, decorations; limitation of fire spread; fire doors and windows; air conditioning, ventilating and exhaust systems; roofs; fire extinguishers; guards, detection, supervisory and alarm systems; sprinkler equipment; standpipes and special extinguishing systems; water supplies for private protection; tanks; fire pumps public fire departments. New subjects covered by this 4th edition include storage facilities and industrial and commercial heat utilisation equipment.
National Fire Protection Association, 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, USA, 4th edition, 1976. 398p. Illus. Price: US-$12.50.

CIS 77-254
Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft für Arbeitssicherheit, Düsseldorf.
Check lists for occupational safety
Prüflisten Arbeitssicherheit [in German]
This loose-leaf binder contains 10 check lists (in triplicate) designed for plant visits relating to the following subjects: general aspects of plant safety organisation; information of personnel; workplaces; office flooring and furniture; in-plant traffic; electrical installations and equipment; machinery in general; first aid; traffic lanes and workplaces on building sites; personal protective equipment. Many other lists are in preparation.
Verlag moderne Industrie, Ehrenbreitsteiner Strasse 36, 8000 München 50, Germany (Fed.Rep.), 1976. Price: DM.16.50.

CIS 76-742 Decree of 12 January 1976 to issue general regulations under articles 7, para. 1 (h), 9, para. 1 (h), 11, para. 1 (c) and 12, para. 1 (c) of the Workers' Protection Act, 1934
Besluit van 12 januari 1976 tot vaststelling van een algemene maatregel van bestuur ter uitvoering van art.7, eerste lid, onder h, art.9, eerste lid, onder h, art.11, eerste lid, onder c, en art.12, eerste lid, onder c, van de Veiligheidswet 1934 [in Dutch]
This decree (entry into force: 13 Mar. 1976) prohibits the use, transformation or processing, conditioning, packaging, transportation and storage of propane sultone. A commentary on the decree explains the reasons for the prohibition (in particular, the carcinogenicity of this substance).
Staatsblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, 1976, No.97, p.1-4.

1975

CIS 76-1358
Ministry of Industry and Research (Ministère de l'industrie et de la recherche), Paris.
Order of 8 July 1975 respecting conditions to be observed when employing polychlorinated biphenyls
Arrêté du 8 juillet 1975 concernant les conditions d'emploi des polychlorobiphényles. [in French]
This order prohibits the use of polychlorinated biphenyls (alone or mixed with polychlorinated terphenyls) except in enclosed systems where these substances can be controlled (transformers, rectifiers, condensers, etc.; heat transfer systems; hydraulic systems in mining installations). The use of these substances is permitted for scientific and technical research, on condition that there is no environmental hazard. Provisions for draining off used polychlorinated biphenyls and their regeneration or treatment after use (approval and licensing of establishments carrying out this type of operation). The order requires all apparatus containing polychlorinated biphenyls to be declared and registered.
Journal officiel de la République française, 26 July 1975, Vol.107, No.172, p.7600.

CIS 76-1207 Criteria for discarding wire ropes
Critères de dépose des câbles. [in French]
This standard sets out the specifications for maintenance and inspection of the wire ropes and different elements of lifting equipment using wire ropes. Contents: scope; wire ropes (condition before installation; installation; maintenance; inspection (frequency of inspection; points to which attention is to be directed: table of type and number of breaks; loss of elasticity; abrasion; corrosion; distortion; etc.)); service life, drums, pulley blocks; return and counterweight pulleys, testing and inspection records for lifting equipment. Appendices: checklist; model record form; frequency of inspection; example of internal examination; definitions; illustrations of defects.
Norme expérimentale E 52-402, Association française de normalisation, Tour Europe, 92080 Paris-la-Défense, Cedex 7, France, Dec. 1975. 26p. Illus.

CIS 76-1145 Mason K.
The effectiveness of accident prevention inspections.
Given the success of accident prevention investigations, it is suggested (1) that they create a general climate of safety awareness, and thus have a beneficial effect at the individual industrial operations, or (2) that they increase safety awareness only at the locations inspected. The second hypothesis is investigated statistically, with tables showing the relative probability of accidents in the Canadian Province of British Columbia in 1972-1974 by the number of weeks after inspection; incidence of accidents by the number of weeks between the last inspection and the accident, and between the inspections before and after the accident. From the results this hypothesis is rejected, and the first hypothesis concluded to be valid.
Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 5255 Heather Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Dec. 1975. 20p. Illus.

CIS 76-864 Fox J.R.
Permit to work systems governing the entry into tanks and vessels.
Permits-to-work assume special importance in the case of entry and work in confined spaces, and safety regulations in force in the United Kingdom contain specific provisions in this connection. The author discusses the main requirements and features of permits-to-work and considers the precautions to be taken when entering a vessel with or without breathing apparatus.
Protection, Sep. 1975, Vol.12, No.7, p.10-14. Illus.

CIS 76-448 Proceedings of the Symposium on Toxic Substances Control and OSHA/NIOSH Regulations.
This Symposium sponsored by the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association and the Council of Chemical Associations, was held Jan. 29-30, 1975 in Washington, D.C. Papers read: realities of toxic substances control and the need for industry action; review of, and technical implications for, toxic substances legislation; Toxic Substances Control Act - its effect on business; reach of regulatory control; approaches to standards setting; NIOSH national occupatonal hazard survey - implications for industry; guidelines for toxicity testing and for environmental testing. Appendix: lists of chemicals identified as hazardous air or water pollutants or subject to standards or criteria documents; chemicals hazardous when spilled into water; 400 chemicals for which OSHA intends to publish standards; chemicals mentioned in testimony relating to the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the top 50 chemicals.
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1075 Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, New York 10583, USA, 1975. 129p. 2 ref. Price: US-$6.75.

CIS 76-306
Technical Data Note 51, Health and Safety Executive, H.M. Factory Inspectorate, London.
Periodic thorough examination and testing of lifts.
This technical data note was prepared in cooperation with the National Association of Lift Makers, the Associated Offices Technical Committee and the Independent Engineering Insurers Committee. A short legal commentary is followed by a general guide to the examination of the important elements of a lift: door interlocks, gearing, shafts, bearings and pulleys, governors, safety gear, and ropes (maximum admissible number of broken wires, wear and age, lubrication).
H.M. Stationery Office, P.O. Box 569, London S.E.1, United Kingdom, 1975. 3p. Gratis.

CIS 76-303 Ardouin G.
Surveillance and maintenance of tower cranes
Surveillance et entretien des grues à tour. [in French]
Review of manufacturers' instructions for the inspection and checks on critical parts of certain models of tower cranes: inspection of preset torque bolt assemblies; and of the elevating screw mechanism for telescopic cranes.
Cahiers des Comités de prévention du bâtiment et des travaux publics, Mar.-Apr. 1975, No.2, p.60-61. Illus. 3 ref.

CIS 76-302
Handling Equipment Manufacturers' Association (Syndicat des industries de matériels de manutention (SIMMA)), 10 avenue Hoche, Paris.
Safety rules for operating industrial trucks
Conseils pour l'utilisation des chariots de manutention automoteurs. [in French]
This booklet, illustrated with humorous drawings, is intended as a guide for those responsible for drafting in-plant safety rules. Contents: general information; drivers' skills, qualifications and duties; recruitment and selection of drivers; safety devices; layout of premises; daily checks; rules for loading; general rules for driving and traffic; particular rules for driving fork lift trucks; special cases; prohibitions; maintenance rules; periodic inspections and overhauls; fire safety rules; sections of the French Highway Code applicable to power trucks for handling materials (industrial trucks); review of pertinent French occupational safety legislation. Loose-leaf insert: French regulations concerning motor fuels used for industrial trucks.
Edition INRS n°408, Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 6th edition, 1975. 44p. Illus.

CIS 76-591 Seiler W.
Criminal law liability in the case of occupational accidents
Die strafrechtliche Verantwortung bei Arbeitsunfällen [in German]
La responsabilité pénale en cas d'accidents du travail. [in French]
Industrialists and others with no previous criminal record are not infrequently brought before the courts and charged with what amounts to criminal negligence as the result of an occupational accident, for carelessness and gross inobservance of safety precautions. This brochure draws the attention of directors, managers at all levels, supervisors and staff to the possible legal consequences of failure to comply with the standards imposed by law, to avoid prosecution and penalties. It reproduces the pertinent articles of the Swiss Criminal Code and gives concrete examples and sentences imposed. Mere negligence may render the convicted person liable to a term of imprisonment if bodily harm - or even the possibility of bodily harm - was caused by his action or failure to take action.
Cahiers suisses de la sécurité du travail, May-July 1975, No.120. 32p. 29 ref.

CIS 75-2086 Pietruszynski M., Bossut T.
Regulation safety notices, rules, warnings and signboards
Affiches, consignes, avis et pancartes réglementaires dans le domaine de la sécurité. [in French]
List of the laws and regulations concerning notices, rules, warnings, placards and signboards about occupational safety and health matters, the posting up or distribution of which is compulsory in all establishments to which the French Labour Code applies. This data note is divided into 2 parts: 1. General provisions applying to all establishments; 2. Special regulations concerning particular processes, plant or products. Appendices: extracts from French decrees and orders concerning mandatory notification of certain hazards: building cranes, arsenic, personnel lifts, work in the vicinity of overhead electric lines, benzene hazards, methyl bromide poisoning, anthrax, use of explosives in the building and civil engineering sector, lead poisoning.
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail, 2nd quarter 1975, No.79, Note No.960-79-75, p.231-260.

CIS 75-1532 Gagnière C.
Locating faults in electric cables
Localisation des défauts dans les câbles électriques. [in French]
After briefly considering the problem of faults occurring in electric cables (insulation faults between phase and frame conductor or between 2 phase conductors, breaks in conductors), the author analyses and comments on the various methods of locating and detecting these faults: locating insulation faults by measuring bridges or by shock wave; detection of insulation faults or rupture of a conductor by measuring the propagation time of a wave reflected onto the fault or by making use of the phenomenon of high-frequency wave resonance; locating an insulation fault between phase conductors by detecting the change in the electromagnetic field on injecting a test current through the cable.
Publications techniques des Charbonnages de France, 1975, No.1 (Documents techniques), p.23-30. Illus.

CIS 75-1243
Ministry of Labour (Ministère du travail), Paris.
Circular TE 43/74 of 25 October 1974 relating to Technical Note SEC/EL No.17 of 15 October 1974 concerning test procedures to ensure the efficacy of measures adopted for contact voltage protection
Circulaire TE 43/74 du 25 octobre 1974 relative à la note technique SEC/EL n°17 du 15 octobre 1974 concernant les modalités des vérifications permettant de s'assurer de l'efficacité des mesures prises contre les risques de contacts indirects. [in French]
Technical Note No.17 appended to this circular lays down the conditions and procedures for the tests referred to in the provisions of the decree of 14 Nov. 1962 concerning frame connection to neutral. The intervals between carrying out these tests were prescribed by the order of 20 Oct. 1972. The tests are intended for installations equipped with a frame earthing conductor or a conductor ensuring the equipotential bonding of frame parts, extra-low voltage installations and installations fed through an isolating transformer. Synthesis of safety measures for contact voltage protection by earth conductor (residual-current-operated earth-leakage circuit-breakers, overcurrent protection, continuous insulation monitor).
Cahiers des Comités de prévention du bâtiment et des travaux publics, 1975, No.1, p.42-44.

1974

CIS 77-1487 Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Social Affairs dated 14 December 1973 concerning the physical aptitude of workers for certain activities
Verordnung des Bundesministers für soziale Verwaltung vom 14. Dezember 1973 über die gesundheitliche Eignung von Arbeitnehmern für bestimmte Tätigkeiten [in German]
This Ordinance contains provisions concerning: (a) prohibition to employ workers whose state of health does not permit their engaging in certain occupations (risk of contracting a statutory occupational disease; exposure to dimethylformamide, isocyanates, heat; necessity to wear personal protective equipment); (b) special pre-employment medical examination before admission to work involving exposure to a list of scheduled substances (lead, phosphorus, mercury, arsenic, manganese, cadmium, chromium, benzene and its nitro and amino compounds, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, carbon disulfide, carcinogens, quartz and asbestos, metal dust, fluorine compounds, etc.) or to noise. Provisions concerning medical examination requirements, medical history file, periodicity and scope of examinations.
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, 17 Jan. 1974, Vol.1974, No.15, p.505-512.

CIS 76-1467 Aminoff S., Hansson J.E., Pettersson B.
Ergonomic checklist for transport and materials handling machinery.
Ergonomic principles and recommendations are given for access to the driver's cab, operator accommodation, working position, operator's seat, operator's cab, controls, instruments, visibility, lighting, working climate, noise, exhaust emission, and maintenance. A check list plus reference data and diagrams covering these points follows.
Forskningsstiftelsen Skogsarbeten, Drottninggatan 97, S-113 60 Stockholm, Sweden, 1974. 23p. Illus. Price: Swe-cr.10.00.

CIS 75-1821
Comité national du matérial d'incendie homologué, 10 avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris.
General principles for inspection and maintenance of fire extinguishing equipment
Principes généraux de vérification et d'entretien des appareils extincteurs. [in French]
These directives, which are designed for plant safety officers, list the checks that must be carried out before any maintenance and inspection work is undertaken on fire extinguishers; the specific points to which attention must be paid in the inspection of cartridge-operated and stored-pressure equipment; and additional checks on chemical foam, water and powder extinguishers.
Edition INRS No.438, Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 1974. 8p.

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