| Document ID (ISN) | 110889 |
| CIS number |
10-0459 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-85-98737-10-2 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Occupational safety and health manual - Electroplating industry |
| Original title |
Manual de segurança e saúde no trabalho - Indústria galvânica [in Portuguese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Serviço Social da Indústria (SESI), Departamento Regional de São Paulo, Av. Paulista 1313, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2007. 259p. Illus. 60 ref. |
| Internet access |
Manual_de_SST.pdf [in Portuguese]
|
| Abstract |
This manual covers the occupational safety and health aspects specific to the electroplating industry in Brazil. It is based on the results of a literature survey as well as a field study carried out in 65 enterprises by a multidisciplinary team. It specifies the hazards that are to be found within this industry and proposes preventive measures aimed at protecting the workers and improving productivity. Contents: typology of enterprises and risk factors; field studies; hazard prevention and action programmes; legal aspects. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Brazil; electroplating; plant safety and health organization; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
noise; hearing loss; injuries; ergonomics; survey; medical supervision; fire fighting; personal protective equipment; safety and health committees; women; handicapped workers; chemical hazards; biological hazards; physical hazards; literature survey; glossary; legal aspects |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Biological hazards
Ergonomics
Metalworking industry
Noise
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
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