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Help workers breathe in confined spaces : how to keep workers safe with the right respirator

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Title: Help workers breathe in confined spaces : how to keep workers safe with the right respirator / by Jan BoneAuthor: Bone, Jan
Notes: Sumario: Confined spaces exist in a variety of equipment and locations. These range from boilers, furnaces, silos, manholes and tunnels to jet-fuel cells, railway thank cars or food-storage bins. Workers enter these often dangerous arenas for a variety of reasons. Companies that send workers into permit-required confined spaces should first use engineering controls to eliminate hazards. Such controls include elimination or containment of contaminants, or continous forced-air ventilationRelated records: En: Safety & health. - Itasca. - nº 6, June 1993 ; p. 58-61Materia / lugar / evento: Seguridad e higiene en el trabajo Recintos cerrados Accidentes de trabajo Condiciones de trabajo Prevención de accidentes Programas de seguridad Equipos respiratorios Equipos de protección individual Secondary titles: Título: Safety & health
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