Health and Safety in the Rubber Industry

Download or read book Health and Safety in the Rubber Industry written by Naesinee Chaiear and published by iSmithers Rapra Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report takes a broad overview of the rubber industry and highlights the key concerns over safety that are currently being raised. The statistics on the incidence of accidents are reviewed. The rubber industry has been highlighted as having a higher rate of accidents than other similar industries. Measures that can be taken to avoid injury from machinery are discussed, including advice from the International Labour Organization on mill safety. The review is accompanied by around 400 abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database, to facilitate further reading on this subject.