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Document ID (ISN)106898
CIS number 07-827
ISSN - Serial title 0213-7658 - ERGA Noticias
Year 2006
Convention or series no.
Title Hotel work - Accidents from thermal contact, cuts or pricks
Original title Trabajos en hostelería III - Accidentes por contacto térmico, cortes y punzamientos [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information 2006, No.94, p.4. Illus. 2 ref.
Abstract Most accidents which occur in kitchens within the hotel industry are due to thermal contact (burns) or to cuts or pricks during the handling of sharp instruments. This article describes the preventive measures to be adopted in kitchens for avoiding or limiting this type of accident, with reference to relevant Spanish legislation.
Descriptors (primary) wounds; hotel industry; thermal burns
Descriptors (secondary) occupational accidents; information of personnel; Spain; legal aspects
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceSpain
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Physical hazards
Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Hotels and restaurants