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Document ID (ISN)76879
CIS number 01-731
Year 1996
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Vieira Sobrinho F.
Ministério do Trabalho
Title Local exhaust ventilation in electroplating
Original title Ventilação local exaustora em galvanoplastia [in Portuguese]
Bibliographic information Fundacentro, Rua Capote Valente 710, São Paulo, SP 05409-002, Brazil, 1996. ix, 48p. Illus. 2 ref.
Abstract Electroplating operations require good local exhaust ventilation in order to avoid health problems among workers. This manual covers: basic principles of industrial hygiene, electrolytic processes and industrial ventilation; components of a local exhaust ventilation system; dimensioning of aspiration equipment and ducts; general ventilation (dilution of pollutants, air circulation); assessment of the efficiency of a captor; exhaust in cleaning and polishing operations.
Descriptors (primary) local exhaust; Brazil; training material; ventilation systems; electroplating
Descriptors (secondary) occupational hygiene; description of equipment; description of technique; replaced; training manuals
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceBrazil
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Surface treatment
Ventilation
OSH training