Safety and Health in the Non-ferrous Metals Industries

Download or read book Safety and Health in the Non-ferrous Metals Industries written by International Labour Office and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 2003 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new code of practice provides workers, employers and governments with practical safety and health guidelines for non-ferrous metal production - aluminium, copper, lead, manganese and zinc. If focuses on the general principles of prevention and protection, including risk assessment and management, training, and workplace and health surveillance. It identifies and examines a range of physical hazards commonly encountered in the production of non-ferrous metals such as noise, vibration, heat stress, radiation, confined spaces, dust and chemicals. In-depth sections also discuss health and safety measures for working with furnaces, molten metal, alloys and the process of recycling.