| ID (ISN) del documento | 33296 |
| Número CIS |
80-777 |
| Año |
1979 |
| Número de serie |
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| Título |
Song of the canary. |
| Información bibliográfica |
16mm colour film, optical sound track, 58min. New Day Films, P.O. Box 315, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07147, USA. Available also in 2 30-min. parts. Price: US$675.00; rental: US$65 (+$5 handling). |
| Resumen |
The title of this film emphasises the fact that, for want of sufficient research, workers are being exposed to unknown hazards like the caged canaries once used in coal mines to detect methane. The film is divided into 2 episodes: the first consists of interviews with Californian pesticide plant workers stricken with sterility (abnormal and irreversible low sperm counts) and skin depigmentation. When OSHA regulations were enforced, manufacture of the pesticide was transferred over the border to Mexico. Second episode: interviews with retired cotton mill workers from South Carolina suffering from byssinosis and their legal battles with employers for compensation. Improved ventilation and dust control methods are considered. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
películas de prevención; bisinosis; producción de pesticidas; polvos respirables; esterilidad; pesticidas |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
reparación de las enfermedades profesionales; trastornos de la espermatogénesis; protección de los cultivos; algodón |
| Tipo de documento |
C - Manuales de formación, material audiovisual |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Agricultural chemicals
Chemical industry
OSH training
Neumoconiosis
Diseases of the reproductive system
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