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Document ID (ISN)76915
CIS number 01-1156
ISSN - Serial title 0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail
Year 1998
Convention or series no.
Title Surface treatment tanks
Original title Cuves de traitement de surface [in French]
Bibliographic information 1st Quarter 1998, No.170, p.57-71. Illus. 12 ref.
Abstract A working group commissioned by the French National Health Insurance Fund for salaried workers studied the design and control conditions of surface treatment tanks. The concept includes four steps: risk assessment (toxicity index and emissions index, leading to the definition of overall risk levels); selection of the type of exhaust device; calculation of the exhaust rate for each exhaust device; design of the corresponding ventilation system. Examples of industrial installations based on this approach are presented. Appendices provide exposure limit values for chemicals most frequently encountered and the risk classes for the main processes used in surface treatment.
Descriptors (primary) surface coating; design of equipment; vats
Descriptors (secondary) exhaust hoods; threshold limit values; electroplating; exposure evaluation; exhaust ventilation; ventilation design; hazard evaluation; limitation of exposure
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Surface treatment
Ergonomics