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Document ID (ISN)18978
CIS number 73-409
Year 1972
Convention or series no. Merkblatt 1027/1972
Title Accident prevention in foundries
Original title Unfallverhütung in der Giesserei [in German]
La prévention des accidents dans les fonderies [in French]
Bibliographic information Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1972. 12p. Illus. Gratis.
Abstract This edition replaces the 1963 edition (CIS 63-1885). Foundry workers should use the safety devices and personal protective equipment (such as eye, hearing and head protection, finger guards, gloves and safety footwear) placed at their disposal. Safety will often depend on the correct work procedure, e.g. in the charging of melting furnaces, when tapping slag from cupola furnaces, when working with compressed air vices, when turning moulding boxes and when stacking and transporting castings. The document is profusely illustrated, a code of signals for crane drivers is shown and a check list for personal protective equipment and the movement of loads is given.
Descriptors (primary) occupational safety; foundries; Switzerland; occupational accidents
Descriptors (secondary) signalling and communications; foot and leg protection; safety engineering; dangerous work; handling and storage; directive; personal protective equipment; face and eye protection; head protection; hand and arm protection; melting furnaces
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations