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Document ID (ISN)74915
CIS number 00-761
ISBN(s) 2-87112-0069-2 (fr); 90-70902-68-0 (ned)
Year 1999
Convention or series no. D 1999/0588/35 (ned) D 1999/0588/36 (fra)
Title Check prevention - Street cleaning services (using trucks or mechanical street-sweepers)
Original title Check prévention - Les agents du service de nettoyage de la voirie (travaillant avec des chariots ou des balayeuses) [in French]
Check preventie - De straatreinigers (met duwwangentjes of gemotoriseerde veegmachines) [in Dutch]
Bibliographic information PREVENT, rue Gachard 88, Bte 4, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium, 1999. 20p.
Abstract This booklet is aimed at owners and managers of street cleaning enterprises to help them conduct the occupational risk assessment required by Belgian legislation within their company, and to enable them to keep track of areas that need improvement. A first section to be filled in consists of the names of workers and their occupations. This is followed by check lists concerning machinery and equipment, workplaces and buildings - and in particular the vehicle garage, physical hazards, working methods, workers' health, information and training, and company policies and organization.
Descriptors (primary) small enterprises; plant safety and health organization; street cleaning; Belgium
Descriptors (secondary) whole-body vibration; workplaces; machinery; garages; safe working methods; safety guides; physical hazards; check lists; safety and health training; information of personnel; legislation
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceBelgium
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Small and medium-sized enterprises