| Document ID (ISN) | 108478 |
| CIS number |
08-891 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9936 - Cahiers de médecine interprofessionnelle |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fiche médico-professionnelle No.58
|
| Title |
Cabinet maker |
| Original title |
L'ébéniste [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1st Quarter 2008, Vol.48, 2p. Insert. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this occupational information sheet on the job of cabinet maker: related occupations; description; place of work; work organization; tools and equipment; products, materials and persons concerned; work clothing; work and health. It is concluded that this occupation results in exposures of workers to physical hazards (noise, vibration, manual handling), chemical hazards (wood dust, formaldehyde-based glues, wood treatment products) and accidents (explosions, fire, dangerous equipment). These hazards require that individual and collective protective measures be reinforced and that workers be properly trained and informed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; limitation of exposure; health hazards; furniture industry; occupations; woodworking industry; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
wood preservatives; safety and health training; wood dust; information dissemination; work organization; noise; vibration; repetitive work; fire hazards; physical workload; work posture; adhesives; solvents; explosion hazards; manual handling; personal protective equipment; data sheet; formaldehyde |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Woodworking industry
Lumber and the woodworking industry
|
