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Document ID (ISN)111616
CIS number 11-0175
ISSN - Serial title 0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité
Year 2011
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Bastide J.C.
Title Laundry services - One out of eighteen workers is the victim of an occupational accident
Original title Blanchisserie - Un salarié sur dix-huit accidenté du travail [in French]
Bibliographic information Feb. 2011, No.714, p.50. Illus.
Internet access Blanchisserie.pdf [in French]
Abstract In France in 2008, there were 5583 workers employed in laundry services, among which 311 were victims of occupational accidents involving a loss of work time. This article presents a summary of the statistics of occupational accidents in this sector.
Descriptors (primary) France; laundries; occupational accidents; causes of accidents
Descriptors (secondary) slippery floors; backache; injuries; sprains; burns; falls of persons; striking against objects; statistics
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Laundries and dry cleaning