| Document ID (ISN) | 104296 |
| CIS number |
05-593 |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
INRS ED 5026
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| Author(s) |
Aussel H., Le Bâcle C., Dornier G., Galtier Y. |
| Title |
Waste water treatment |
| Original title |
Le traitement des eaux usées [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 2004. 4p. Illus. 17 ref. Price: EUR 1.50. Downloadable version free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.inrs.fr/INRS-PUB/inrs01.nsf/inrs01_search_view_view/1C527E0572B3825EC1256F560054BBA1/$FILE/ed5026.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
On average, each person in France discharges 200 litres of waste water each day. Purification efforts need to be extended to take account of current regulatory trends concerning the protection of water and wastewater treatment. The objective of this information sheet is to highlight the various hazards to which workers of wastewater treatment plants are exposed and the preventive measures to be implemented. Contents: description of wastewater treatment; hazards (slips and falls, mechanical hazards, explosion hazards, toxicity hazards, biological hazards); preventive measures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; plant safety and health organization; sewage treatment; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
falls of persons; toxic substances; explosion hazards; safety guides; mechanical hazards; legislation; biological hazards |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation
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