| Document ID (ISN) | 102681 |
| CIS number |
03-1899 |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
NTP 631
|
| Author(s) |
Alonso Valle F. |
| Title |
Hazards related to the use of portable pneumatic equipment and tools |
| Original title |
Riesgos en la utilización de equipos y herramientas portátiles, accionados por aire comprimido [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2004. 4p. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://internet.mtas.es/Insht/ntp/ntp_631.htm [in Spanish]
|
| Abstract |
Pneumatic equipment and tools are used in a wide variety of industrial sectors. This information note describes the specific hazards related to the use of this type of equipment together with the appropriate preventive measures. Contents: specific hazards related to compressed air and to the use of pneumatic equipment; preventive measures during installation; precautions to be taken before working with pneumatic tools; precautions to be taken during work with pneumatic tools; what needs to be done on completion of the task; training and information of workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; risk factors; pneumatic tools |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
compressed air; safe working methods; information of personnel; safety and health training; data sheet |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Machinery and tools
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hand and portable tools
|
