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Document ID (ISN)36878
CIS number 82-238
ISSN - Serial title Tiefbau-Berufsgenossenschaft
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Steller G.
Title Occupational safety in pipeline construction
Original title Arbeitssicherheit im Pipelinebau [in German]
Bibliographic information Dec, 1980, Vol.92, No.12, p.1000-1013. Illus.
Abstract This article deals solely with laying pipelines larger than 600mm diameter on dry ground. Advice on work planning, first aid and personal protective equipment is followed by: selecting the location for the site management office and depot, general preparations and marking out the route, pipe storage, pipe bending, loading and transport, assembly (work with liquefied petroleum gas, welding, electric tools, testing, hazards in pipe-laying, using groups of cranes on flat or sloping ground). Each item is considered from both the technical and accident-prevention point of view.
Descriptors (primary) pipelaying; piping
Descriptors (secondary) lifting tackle; lifting of loads; liquefied petroleum gas; bending and straightening; welding and cutting; handling and stacking; personal protective equipment; safety planning; transport
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Trenching and excavating
Compressed gases and pressure vessels