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Document ID (ISN)63594
CIS number 95-308
ISSN - Serial title 0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail
Year 1994
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Barlier A.
Title Optical radiation in a forge. Measurements and protective devices
Original title Rayonnements optiques dans une forge. Mesures et moyens de protection [in French]
Bibliographic information 2nd Quarter 1994, No.155, Note No.1960-155-94, p.181-193. Illus. 8 ref.
Abstract This study was carried out to determine the level of potentially eye-damaging optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) in a forge. Spectral irradiance from 200 to 3,000nm and spectral radiance from 400 to 700nm were measured at different workstations (hot rolling, press forging, electrosteel furnaces, walking beam furnaces, forging furnaces, rolling furnaces). The efficiency of the preventive measures practiced at the relevant workplaces was also evaluated. Long-term exposure to infrared radiation seem to constitute a serious eyesight risk to operators at all workplaces, with none of the means of protection found to be efficient. Filter transmission characteristics were therefore defined to provide effective protection at the different workplaces studied.
Descriptors (primary) forging; ultraviolet radiation; infrared radiation; safety and health engineering; exposure evaluation; visible radiation
Descriptors (secondary) illumination levels; luminance; eye injuries; description of technique; visual comfort
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Radiation
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Exposure evaluation
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
Non-ionizing radiation