Document ID (ISN) | 30570 |
CIS number |
79-37 |
Year |
1978 |
Convention or series no. |
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Title |
Interim report on a national survey of the pottery industry |
Original title |
Interimrapport van het landelijk onderzoek in de fijnkeramische industrie [in Dutch] |
Bibliographic information |
Werkgroep Keramische Bedrijven, Arbeidsinspectie, Directoraat-Generaal van de Arbeid, Voorburg, Netherlands, Feb. 1978. 3 booklets of 46, 17 and 29p. Illus. 18 ref. Gratis. |
Abstract |
Contents of this report, which covers the first stage of the survey (1974-75): background information on, and groundwork for, the survey; stage I (examination of 528 workers employed in 74 plants): information and publicity campaign; description of manufacturing processes; dust exposure at various stages of the production process; silicosis in pottery workers; TLVs for exposure to silicogenous dust; instruments and method used to measure dust concentrations; results of measurements carried out; results of medical examinations (63 cases of silicosis, of which 61 were at the initial stage; 10 suspected cases); information on health protection for management and workers (the "Ten Commandments" for exposed workers); health engineering (enclosure, local exhaust ventilation, removal of deposited dust, etc.). The results (graphs and tables) and numerous illustrations are appended in 2 separate booklets. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Netherlands; silica; pottery industry; silicosis; respirable dust |
Descriptors (secondary) |
removal of deposited dust; threshold limit values; dust control; local exhaust; information of personnel; occupational health survey; dust measurement; periodic medical examinations; chest radiography; report |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Glass, pottery and related materials Pneumoconioses
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