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Catalogue of ILO Publications on Occupational Safety and Health:

Machine Safety


Conventions and Recommendations

R. 32:

Power-driven Machinery, 1929

C. 119 and R. 118

Guarding of Machinery, 1963

 


Codes of practice

Safe construction and operation of tractors. 1976. 39pp. ISBN92-2-101403-7. SFR12. 50. Translation: French, Spanish.

Safe design and use of chain saws. 1978. 71pp. ISBN92-2-101927-6. SFR15.

 


Guides and manuals

Boiler safety: guidelines and checklists for boiler inspectors. (Training materials series, TM 2:1. ) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. 46pp. ISBN0-7974-1066-X. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

Boiler safety: Training of boiler attendants. (Training materials series, TM 2:2. ) Comprises six papers presented during a boiler inspection training course held by ARLAC. Also includes the course outline, Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. 23pp. ISBN 0-7974-1067-8. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

Machine safety: Conveyors. (Training materials series, TM 5:4. ) Illustrates the safe operation of conveyors, Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 12pp. ISBN0-7974-1246-8. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

Machine safety: Cranes. (Training materials series, TM 5:3. ) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 25pp. ISBN0-7974-1243-3. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

Machine safety: General principles of machine guarding. (Training materials series, TM 5:2. ) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 27pp. ISBN0-7974-1244-1. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

Machine safety: Hazard identification, methodology, terminology. (Training materials series, TM 5:1. ) Includes a methodology for selecting safety measures, Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 20pp. ISBN0-7974-1247-6. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

Machine safety: Presses. (Training materials series, TM 5:5. ) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 23pp. ISBN0-7974-1242-5. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

Safe construction and installation of escalators. 1976. 29pp. ISBN92-2-101180-1. SFR6. Translation: French.

Safety in the use of industrial robots. (OSH Series, No. 60. ) Guide to safety in the design and use of industrial robots, based on the practices and experiences in the seven main user countries. Geneva, 1989. 69pp. ISBN92-2-106434-4. SFR12. 50.

Safety in the use of radiofrequency electric heaters and sealers. (OSH Series, No. 71. ) This book provides practical guidance on working conditions and procedures that will lead to higher standards of safety for all personnel engaged in the use of radiofrequency (RF) heaters and sealers. It covers RF and electromagnetic radiation, sources, exposure and energy absorption, RF biological effects, occupational RF exposure standards and guidelines, exposure assessment, control technology, work practices and administrative controls, design and installation considerations, and medical surveillance. Geneva, 1997. 80pp. ISBN92-2-110333-1. SFR25; US$22. 50; UK,13. 50.

 


Reports
(including reports of conferences, industrial meetings and meetings of experts)

Safety measures for specified equipment/machines with high risks of causing industrial injuries. Regional Seminar, Pattaya, 1992. Safety measures for specified equipment and machines. (I: General report; II-1: Boilers and pressure vessels; II-2: Cranes and mobile cranes; II-3: Earth-moving machines for construction; II-4: Earth-moving machines for loading and carrying. ) Deals with the safe use of machinery and equipment in manufacturing and construction industries. Bangkok, Thailand. 1992. Free publication available only from ILO ROAP.


Other

CIS Technical Information Sheets 

A/1-5 Abrasive Wheels

Series

D/1-17Welding

 

E/1-10Woodworking Machines

 

F/1-11Powered Hand Tools

 

G/1-16Hand Tools

 

H/1-6 Chain Saws

 

M/1-10Metalworking

Practical documents available only on request from CIS. Each Series SFR10. Minimal order: SFR20.

 


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Updated by CG. It was approved by JT. Last updated: 23 August 1999