| Document ID (ISN) | 64298 |
| CIS number |
95-659 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
DMT 59 TF 53
|
| Author(s) |
Delépine A. |
| Title |
Mercury exposure risk in the manufacturing of neon signs |
| Original title |
Evaluation du risque hydrargyrique dans la fabrication des enseignes lumineuses [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
3rd Quarter 1994, No.59, p.275-279. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
A survey has been made in neon sign manufacturing plants in France to assess mercury exposure and uptake among glass blowers. In this process, mercury is used in small quantities (about two kilos per year, per plant). Besides mercury, these workers are exposed to the risk of burns caused by blowpipes and to electrical accidents due to the use of power reaching up to 20,000 volts. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
mercury; exposure evaluation; hazard evaluation; glass blowing |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
blowpipes; electrical accidents; burns |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Materials, glass and ceramics
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Risk evaluation
Exposure evaluation
Mercury and compounds
|
