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Document ID (ISN)106178
CIS number 07-209
ISBN(s) 2-89631-038-X
Year 2006
Convention or series no. Etudes et Recherches R-459
Author(s) Paques J.J., Gauthier F., Pérez A., Charpentier P., Lamy P., David R.
Title Objective review of tools available for assessing risks associated with industrial machinery
Original title Bilan raisonné des outils d'appréciation des risques associés aux machines industrielles [in French]
Bibliographic information Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2006. ix, 50p.38 ref. Price: CAD 6.36. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge.
Internet access http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-459.pdf [in French]
Abstract This report consists of a literature survey of available methods and tools for evaluating the hazards due to industrial machinery. The various methods identified were classified and grouped based on their specific features. These methods will be the subject of further evaluations aimed at identifying and proposing methods that are reliable and easy to implement, particularly in small enterprises.
Descriptors (primary) Quebec; mechanical hazards; hazard evaluation; machinery
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; report; Canada; small enterprises
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceCanada
Subject(s) Machinery and tools
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Risk evaluation