Handbook of preventive medicine.

  • Great Britain. Air Ministry.
Date:
1959
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Credit: Handbook of preventive medicine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Item PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT SANITARY .- ARRANGEMENTS SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS DANGEROUS HAZARDS MEASURES Points for Attention Heating. Lighting. Ventilation. Washing facilities. Drinking water. Lavatories. Machinery. Hoists and lifting tackle. Dust. Toxic vapours, gases, fumes, and solvents. Electroplating. Battery charging. First-aid boxes. BD Notes Adequacy of heating arrange- ments; good repair of doors and windows to prevent draughts and chilling. Adequacy and good arrange- ment of general and local light- ing; particular attention to levels of illumination for fine and moving tasks, and in passageways; avoidance of glare from local lighting. Particular attention to design and proper function of exhaust ventilation in dope shops, battery charging rooms, and occupations generating dust, fumes, vapour, or gas. Adequacy of provision with hot and cold running water; pre- sence of soap and clean towels. Presence of pure and adequate supply of drinking water and hygienic means of consumption. Provision of adequate accom- modation separate for the sexes, and not opening directly into workrooms; cleanliness and adequacy of illumination. Presence of effective guards for cutting edges, moving parts, and driving belts. Security and regular checking. Efficiency of suppressive mea- sures; presence of fire appliances; visual warning of toxic and explosive risks. Adequacy of _ ventilation; correct use of respirators and lifelines; exclusion of untrained workers; provision of barrier substances. Knowledge of the hazards of salts of chromium and cyanides; use of ointment prophylactic; safe storage of poisonous substances. Separation of acid and alkaline charging; provision of appro- priate antidotes; wash bottles for eye burns; presence of warning and first-aid notices; correct use of protective rubber aprons, boots and gloves and of goggles; acid-proof painting of benches; adequacy of exhaust ventilation. Correct maintenance of first- aid boxes; current first-aid train- ing of box holder; correct main- tenance of accident book.