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Document ID (ISN)110709
CIS number 10-0240
ISSN - Serial title 0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité
Year 2010
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Ravallec C.
Title Steelworks: When safety and health goes hand in hand with technology
Original title Aciérie - Quand prévention va de pair avec technologie [in French]
Bibliographic information July-Aug. 2010, No.708, p.2-11. Illus.
Abstract This article describes the various process steps in a steel mill in Northern France, and presents the new curved apron continuous casting technology adopted in the mill, together with its positive effects on working conditions, safety and health.
Descriptors (primary) conditions of work; plant safety and health organization; steelworks
Descriptors (secondary) France; continuous casting; ergonomics; new technologies
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Iron and steel industry
Ergonomics