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Document ID (ISN)51754
CIS number 89-839
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
Title Accidents are no accident! Information on safety at work in the hotel and food service industries
Original title Unfall - kein Zufall! Informationen zur Arbeitssicherheit in Betrieben des Gastgewerbes und der Hotellerie [in German]
Non c'è infortunio senza causa! - Informazioni relative alla sicurezza sul lavoro nelle imprese dell'industria alberghiera, della restorazione e dell'ospitalità in genere [in Italian]
L'accident n'arrive pas par hasard! Informations concernant la sécurité au travail dans l'hôtellerie et la restauration [in French]
Bibliographic information Commission fédérale de coordination pour la sécurité au travail, Bureau des règles, Case postale, 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland, 1988. No. 6036. 48p. Illus.
Abstract In Switzerland, there are 108 accidents per 1000 full-time employees in the hotel and food service industry. This figure is substantially higher than the frequency in comparable industrial sectors. The present brochure is a contribution to improving the safety situation. It deals with hazards and their elimination in the principal areas of activity: delivery of goods, preparation of goods and food, guest services (office work, serving and clean-up), linen service, general operations.
Descriptors (primary) hotel industry; Switzerland
Descriptors (secondary) safety guides; laundries
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Hotels and restaurants