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Document ID (ISN)106047
CIS number 07-132
ISBN(s) 972-8321-76-7
Year 2005
Convention or series no. Segurança e saúde no trabalho: Informação Técnica 19
Author(s) Silva F., Campante H., Marques J., Baio Dias A.
Title Pottery, brick and tile industry - Sanitary ware and tile subsector - Safety manual
Original title Indústria cerâmica - Subsector de cerâmica de acabamentos - Manual de prevenção [in Portuguese]
Bibliographic information Instituto para a Segurança, Higiene e Saúde no Trabalho (ISHST), Rua Barata Salgueiro, 37, 5° 1250-042 Lisboa, Portugal, May 2005. 196p. Illus. 9 ref.
Abstract This manual describes the potential safety and health hazards inherent in each stage of the manufacturing process of ceramic tiles and sanitary ware together with the corresponding preventive measures.
Descriptors (primary) Portugal; tiling; plant safety and health organization; pottery industry; safety and health engineering
Descriptors (secondary) safety devices; safety guides; noise; shift work; fire hazards; work posture; respirable dust; explosion hazards; manual handling; industrial trucks; manuals; chemical hazards; mechanical hazards; thermal environment; lighting
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvincePortugal
Subject(s) Materials, glass and ceramics
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Glass, pottery and related materials