| Document ID (ISN) | 111848 |
| CIS number |
11-0458 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0788-4877 - African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hahn M.G., Pule T., Sutherland D.K.B., Schutte S., Rees D., Murray J., Grainger L., Herrera-Montero V., Cárdenas P. |
| Title |
Mining |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2011, Vol.21, No.1, p.1-19 (whole issue). Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Internet access |
Mining.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
Collection of articles on occupational safety and health in mines of relevance to African countries. Topics covered: mining activities and occupational safety and health at work; occupational injuries in a gold mining company in Ghana; ergonomics as a practice for safe and healthy mining in South African mines; considerations when designing monitoring of silica-exposed miners in southern Africa; mine safety in Chile. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Africa; ILO; occupational safety and health; mining industry; risk factors; developing countries |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Ghana; South Africa; Chile; silica; ergonomics; medical supervision; frequency rates; statistical trends |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | ILO |
| Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
OSH in developing countries
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