Document ID (ISN) | 33057 |
CIS number |
80-548 |
ISSN - Serial title |
Prévention et sécurité du travail |
Year |
1979 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Koninck A. |
Title |
Hazards of printing machines in the book trade |
Original title |
Les risques dus aux machines à imprimer dans l'industrie du livre. [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
3rd quarter 1979, No.121, p.23-31. Illus. |
Abstract |
Communication to the Regional Joint Technical Committee for the Chemical Industry (Comité technique régional des industries chimiques), Lille, France. Brief statistical data; review of the principal hazards of photogravure rotary printing machines and preventive measures adopted within the industry or by the machine manufacturers. The hazards (toluene exposure, static electricity, nips, fire, explosions) are due to: solvents in inks, handling paper rolls, cylinders on the machines or when removed, auxiliary equipment, recovery of used solvents. |
Descriptors (primary) |
printing industry; photogravure printing; cylinder printing machines |
Descriptors (secondary) |
nip protection; toluene; static electricity; printing inks; mechanical hazards; explosion hazards; fire protection; health hazards; organic solvents |
Document type |
- |
Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Printing, photography and photocopying industry
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