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Document ID (ISN)40356
CIS number 83-1436
ISSN - Serial title 0303-7657 - Revista brasileira de saúde ocupacional
Year 1981
Convention or series no.
Author(s) De Assis Marinho Pereira F., Lindquist L.N., Silvestre E.C., Pereira W.G.
Title Rules for underwater work applied to hydroelectric enterprises
Original title Diretrizes para trabalhos subaquáticos aplicadas a empreendimentos hidroelétricos [in Portuguese]
Bibliographic information Oct.-Dec. 1981, Vol.9, No.36, p.37-41. 6 ref.
Abstract These rules summarise good practice (including legal prescriptions) in diving as an activity in the energy sector. Topics covered are: size of teams, selection and training of personnel, classification of divers, equipment, support personnel and equipment, safety requirements, medical support. Annexes inserted in text: physical and medical tests for divers, equipment selection as a function of depth, ascent rate as a function of working depth, major jobs performed by divers at hydroelectric stations.
Descriptors (primary) hydroelectric power stations; safety rules; diving
Descriptors (secondary) supervision of dangerous work; safe working methods
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Power generation and distribution
Safety supervision