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Document ID (ISN)50898
CIS number 88-1832
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
Title The shipbuilding industry: Its effects on the environment
Bibliographic information International Metalworkers' Federation, 54 bis, rte des Acacias, C. P. 563, 1227 Genève 22, Switzerland, 1988. 25p. Illus.
Abstract Instruction manual based on material developed by a Swedish labour union organisation and aimed at workers. This version is adapted to circumstances in Malaysia, but it is easily adaptable to any English-speaking country. Contents: general cargo ships; hazardous work operations in shipyards; working environment hazards; action to improve the working environment; measures to protect the external environment; preventive maintenance; heat, thermal radiation and exposure to cold.
Descriptors (primary) training course; shipbuilding industry; training manuals; shipyards
Descriptors (secondary) Malaysia; ships; extreme temperatures; developing countries; radiant heat; preventive maintenance
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Shipbuliding and ship repair