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Document ID (ISN)35388
CIS number 81-886
ISBN(s) 0-11-883261-1
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Health and safety - Manufacturing and service industries 1978.
Bibliographic information HM Stationery Office, P.O. Box 569, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom, 1980. 88p. Illus. 63 ref. Price: £3.50.
Abstract This report deals with almost the whole field of activity of HM Factory Inspectorate. Contents relating to occupational safety and health: accident experience 1974-1978; the impact of safety policies and their implementation; major incidents (failure of a suspended scaffold; offshore activities); plant and process hazards; mechanical and electrical hazards; occupational hygiene (benzene, acrylonitrile, chlorine, asbestos, dust); ionising radiation; OSH situation in 19 national "industry groups" (health services; rubber; paper and board; printing; docks; food; furniture and woodworking; plastics, footwear and leather; engineering; steelmaking; ceramics; electricity generation; wire, rope and cablemaking; wool textiles; cotton; chemical industry; brewing, distilling, drink industries; education). Report of HM Explosives Inspectorate. Appendices: accident statistics for 1974-1978, prosecutions in 1978.
Descriptors (primary) occupational accidents; labour inspection; statistics; United Kingdom
Descriptors (secondary) occupational hygiene; chlorine; explosives; report; benzene; electricity; offshore oil extraction; asbestos; toxic substances; respirable dust; suspended scaffolds; mechanical hazards; legislation; acrylonitrile
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Administration, legislation
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Labour inspection