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. |
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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 Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Radiation
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Exposure evaluation Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations Non-ionizing radiation
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