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Document ID (ISN)37186
CIS number 82-324
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
ISSA, International Committee for the prevention of occupational risks due to electricity
Title 6th International Colloquium on the Prevention of Occupational Risks due to Electricity - Electric and magnetic fields, electric arcs and atmospheric electricity - Effects, hazards and protective measures
Original title 6e Colloque international sur la prévention des risques professionnels dus à l'électricité - Champs électriques et magnétiques, arcs électriques et électricité atmosphérique - Effets, dangers et mesures de protection [in French]
Bibliographic information Allgemeine Versicherungsanstalt, Adalbert-Stifter-Strasse 65, 1200 Wien, Austria, 1980. 368p. Illus.
Abstract Texts, in the original language, of the reports and papers presented at this Symposium (Vienna, Austria, 30 Sep.-2 Oct. 1980) held under the auspices of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), Geneva, Switzerland, its International Section for the Prevention of Occupational Risks due to Electricity (Cologne, Fed. Rep. of Germany) and the Austrian General Accident Insurance Fund, Vienna, Austria. Effects of high-intensity a.c. fields; effects of low-frequency fields; effects of electric and magnetic fields; distribution electric fields around outdoor and indoor high-voltage installations and overhead lines; electric radiation effects on man; protection against non-ionising radiation; methods of measuring electromagnetic fields and practical experience in the measurement of field intensities; short-circuit arcing in low-voltage installations; electric arcing accidents; atmospheric electricity as an occupational risk; protecting electronic equipment from atmospheric electricity.
Descriptors (primary) electric arc; electric fields; magnetic fields; biological effects; electrical safety
Descriptors (secondary) lightning protection; ISSA; electromagnetic radiation; high voltage; conference; electronic equipment; overhead electric lines; field strength measurement; non-ionizing radiation
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Electricity
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Electromagnetic fields
Electricity