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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 31011 |
CIS number |
79-556 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0300-0559 - Revue de médecine du travail |
Year |
1978 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Lafon M., Troullieur J.C., Signouret M., Jullien G. |
Title |
Marseilles sewermen |
Original title |
Les égoutiers marseillais. [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
1978, Vol.6, No.3, p.137-142. Illus. |
Abstract |
Working conditions of sewermen, underground and above ground, are studied in detail with their hazards: infection (tetanus, leptospiral jaundice, brucellosis, ankylostomiasis, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, viral hepatitis, common infections), chemical hazards (hydrogen sulfide, arsine, sulfur dioxide, chlorine, carbon dioxide and monoxide), combustion and explosion hazards related to use of acetylene lamp, physical factors (humidity, odours), and, especially, falls and drowning. Technical prevention measures: prohibition of a worker entering the sewer alone, ventilation of workplace before entry, air analyses, improved lighting. Medical prevention measures: pre-employment examinations centering on spinal radiography and haematological studies; tetanus and poliomyelitis vaccinations. |
Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous work; work in sewers; sanitation services |
Descriptors (secondary) |
fire hazards; harmful substances; explosion hazards; medical supervision; ventilation; health hazards; vaccination; artificial lighting |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Other industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Water and sanitation services Confined spaces
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