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Document ID (ISN)105918
CIS number 06-1273
Year 2005
Convention or series no. SUVA 88217
Author(s) Weber C.
Title Safety and health protection on construction sites - For temporary workers
Original title Sécurité et protection de la santé sur les chantiers - Pour les intérimaires [in French]
Sicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz auf der Baustelle - Für Personen im temporären Einsatz [in German]
Sicurezza e tutela della salute sui cantieri - Per il personale temporaneo [in Italian]
Bibliographic information Suva, Gesundheitsschutz, Postfach, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland, 2005. 34p. Illus.
Internet access http://wwwitsp1.suva.ch/sap/its/mimes/waswo/99/pdf/88217-f.pdf [in German]
http://wwwitsp1.suva.ch/sap/its/mimes/waswo/99/pdf/88217-d.pdf [in Italian]
http://wwwitsp1.suva.ch/sap/its/mimes/waswo/99/pdf/88217-i.pdf [in French]
Abstract This booklet provides advice for temporary workers on construction sites. It includes information on accident insurance and a glossary of the main terms in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Serbian and Croatian. Topics addressed: workclothes; personal protective equipment; on-site traffic; falls on the level; falls from heights; securing of loads; machinery and tools; hand tools and power tools; chemicals and toxic substances; hygiene; substances that lead to dependency; balanced diet; alarms and emergencies.
Descriptors (primary) Switzerland; construction sites; training material; plant safety organization; temporary workers; construction industry
Descriptors (secondary) workmen's compensation; safety guides; glossary
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceSwitzerland
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Construction industry and civil engineering
Precarious employment
OSH training