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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 26650 |
| CIS number |
77-542 |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Granati A., Melino C. |
| Title |
Medico-social aspects of maritime work |
| Original title |
Aspetti medico-sociali del lavoro marittimo [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Istituto italiano di medicina sociale, Roma, Italy, 1976. 136p. Illus. 128 ref. Price: L.3,000. |
| Abstract |
After a general introduction and statistics on ships and seafarers in Italy, this book deals, in Part 1, with: the seaman's workpost; the natural environment; environment on board ship; work on board; the ship as the seaman's home; psychological aspects; hazards of the sea (physical and chemical agents, various dusts, environmental hazards, biological agents, accident risks); repercussions on health. Part 2 is concerned with prevention: technical aspects, organisation, personal protective equipment; specific protection measures against diseases of individual organ systems; compression sickness; occupational diseases due to toxic agents, noise, vibration, heat and radiation; accident prevention; international standards; prevention of specific types of accident (fire and explosions, collisions, shipwreck, drowning; first aid, rescue, survival). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational safety; ships; social aspects; occupational medicine; sea transport |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
harmful physical agents; ILO; noise; vibration; decompression sickness; medical supervision; occupational psychology; first aid; personal protective equipment; health hazards; harmful substances |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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| Browse category(ies) |
Water transportation
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