| Document ID (ISN) | 102090 |
| CIS number |
03-1260 |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Glass Information Sheet No.1
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Priorities for health and safety in the glass industries |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, Oct. 2002. 4p. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/gis1.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This information sheet identifies the major causes of accidents and ill health in the glass industries and contains information enabling employers to carry out a risk assessment, identify priorities for action and benchmark their safety and health performance with that of the rest of the industry. Contents: revitalizing health and safety in the glass industry; main causes of injury; significant accident factors and priorities for action; ill health factors and priorities for action. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; plant safety and health organization; glass industry; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
falls of persons; occupational accidents; dangerous substances; occupational diseases; safety guides; housekeeping; causes of accidents; data sheet; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Materials, glass and ceramics
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation
Glass, pottery and related materials
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