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Health and Safety Guide for Scrap Processors.

PB266407

Publication Date	1976
Page Count	104
Abstract	The report is a guide intended to assist in providing a safe and healthful workplace during scrap processing, by describing safe practices and helping to correct some of the more frequently encountered violations of the safety and health standards. Topics covered include: health and safety programs; reducing unsafe acts and practices; the scrap processing industry and its hazards; storage yards; machine guarding; fire prevention; safety rules for operating power tools; walking and working surfaces; exits and exit markings; occupational health and environmental control; hazardous materials; personal protective equipment; general environmental controls; medical and first aid; fire protection; compressed air equipment; materials handling and storage; machinery and machine guarding; hand and portable power tools; welding, cutting and brazing.
Keywords	Industrial hygiene Accident prevention Solid waste disposal Scrap Safety engineering Hazards Standards First aid Fire prevention Materials handling Welding Brazing Floors Fire protection Storage Hazardous materials Protective clothing Handbooks Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div. of Technical Services.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197715

Health and Safety Guide for Scrap Processors.

Health and Safety Guide for Scrap Processors.
PB266407

Publication Date	1976
Page Count	104
Abstract	The report is a guide intended to assist in providing a safe and healthful workplace during scrap processing, by describing safe practices and helping to correct some of the more frequently encountered violations of the safety and health standards. Topics covered include: health and safety programs; reducing unsafe acts and practices; the scrap processing industry and its hazards; storage yards; machine guarding; fire prevention; safety rules for operating power tools; walking and working surfaces; exits and exit markings; occupational health and environmental control; hazardous materials; personal protective equipment; general environmental controls; medical and first aid; fire protection; compressed air equipment; materials handling and storage; machinery and machine guarding; hand and portable power tools; welding, cutting and brazing.
Keywords	Industrial hygiene Accident prevention Solid waste disposal Scrap Safety engineering Hazards Standards First aid Fire prevention Materials handling Welding Brazing Floors Fire protection Storage Hazardous materials Protective clothing Handbooks Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div. of Technical Services.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197715