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Document ID (ISN)31170
CIS number 79-824
Year 1978
Convention or series no.
Title International Symposium on Hazard Prevention in the Construction Industry - Record of the proceedings
Original title Internationales Kolloquium über die Verhütung von Arbeitsunfällen und Berufskrankheiten im Hoch- und Tiefbau - Zusammenfassender Bericht [in German]
Colloque international de prévention des risques professionnels du bâtiment et des travaux publics - Compte rendu des travaux [in French]
Coloquio Internacional de Prevención de los Risegos Profesionales en la Construcción y Obras Públicas - Actas de los trabajos [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Comité international de prévention des risques professionnels du bâtiment et des travaux publics, Association internationale de la sécurité sociale, 2bis rue Michelet, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, undated. 448p. Illus. Price: FF.56.00.
Abstract Record of proceedings of the symposium which was organised by ISSA and national institutions during the EXPOMAT (International Exhibition of Construction Equipment, Paris 25-26 May 1978). Written and orally delivered papers presented to the symposium (mainly in French, but also in English, German and Spanish) were chiefly concerned with self-propelled earthmoving equipment and construction site cranes, covering the following aspects: statistical analysis of accidents; construction and safety; layout and design of driver's cab; safety of nearby workers and others when using this equipment; qualifications, skills and training; equipment of earthmovers and other vehicles, load supervision; signalling to, and communication with the driver; consultation between manufacturers and users.
Descriptors (primary) construction sites; earthmoving equipment; construction industry; cranes
Descriptors (secondary) occupational accidents; safety by design; ISSA; France; vocational training; ergonomics; mobile cranes; tower cranes; crane cabins; control elements; statistics; safe working methods; conference; safety training in industry; visual displays
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Cranes
Construction industry and civil engineering