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    • Part II. Health Care
      • First Aid & Emergency Medical Services
      • Health Protection & Promotion
      • Occupational Health Services
    • Part III. Management & Policy
      • Disability and Work
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        • Community level
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    • Part IV. Tools and Approaches
      • Biological Monitoring
      • Epidemiology and Statistics
      • Ergonomics
        • Goals, Principles and Methods
        • Physical and Physiological Aspects
        • Organizational Aspects of Work
        • Work Systems Design
        • Designing for Everyone
        • Diversity and Importance of Ergonomics
      • Occupational Hygiene
      • Personal Protection
      • Record Systems and Surveillance
      • Toxicology
        • General Principles of Toxicology
        • Mechanisms of Toxicity
        • Toxicology Test Methods
        • Regulatory Toxicology
    • Part V. Psychosocial and Organizational Factors
      • Psychosocial and Organizational Factors
        • Theories of Job Stress
        • Prevention
        • Chronic Health Effects
        • Stress Reactions
        • Individual Factors
        • Career Development
        • Macro-Organizational Factors
        • Job Security
        • Interpersonal Factors
        • Factors Intrinsic to the Job
      • Organizations and Health and Safety
    • Part VI. General Hazards
      • Barometric Pressure Increased
      • Violence
      • Vibration
      • Radiation: Non-Ionizing
      • Radiation: Ionizing
      • Noise
      • Lighting
      • Indoor Environmental Control
      • Indoor Air Quality
      • Hours of Work
      • Heat and Cold
      • Fire
      • Electricity
      • Disasters, Natural and Technological
      • Biological Hazards
      • Barometric Pressure Reduced
      • Visual Display Units
    • Part VII. The Environment
      • Environmental Health Hazards
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Pollution Control
    • Part VIII. Accidents and Safety Management
      • Accident Prevention
      • Audits, Inspections and Investigations
      • Safety Applications
      • Safety Policy and Leadership
      • Safety Programs
    • Part IX. Chemicals
      • Using, Storing and Transporting Chemicals
      • Minerals and Agricultural Chemicals
      • Metals: Chemical Properties and Toxicity
    • Part X. Industries Based on Biological Resources
      • Agriculture and Natural Resources Based Industries
        • Farming Systems
        • Food and Fibre Crops
        • Tree, Bramble and Vine Crops
        • Specialty Crops
        • Beverage Crops
        • Health and Environmental Issues
      • Beverage Industry
      • Fishing
      • Food Industry
        • Overview and Health Effects
        • Food Processing Sectors
      • Forestry
      • Hunting
      • Livestock Rearing
      • Lumber
      • Paper and Pulp Industry
        • Major Sectors and Processes
        • Disease and Injury Patterns
    • Part XI. Industries Based on Natural Resources
      • Iron and Steel
      • Mining and Quarrying
      • Oil Exploration and Distribution
      • Power Generation and Distribution
    • Part XII. Chemical Industries
      • Chemical Processing
        • Examples of Chemical Processing Operations
      • Oil and Natural Gas
      • Pharmaceutical Industry
      • Rubber Industry
    • Part XIII. Manufacturing Industries
      • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
      • Metal Processing and Metal Working Industry
        • Smelting and Refining Operations
        • Metal Processing and Metal Working
      • Microelectronics and Semiconductors
      • Glass, Pottery and Related Materials
      • Printing, Photography and Reproduction Industry
      • Woodworking
    • Part XIV. Textile and Apparel Industries
      • Clothing and Finished Textile Products
      • Leather, Fur and Footwear
      • Textile Goods Industry
    • Part XV. Transport Industries
      • Aerospace Manufacture and Maintenance
      • Motor Vehicles and Heavy Equipment
      • Ship and Boat Building and Repair
    • Part XVI. Construction
      • Construction
        • Health, Prevention and Management
        • Major Sectors and Their Hazards
        • Tools, Equipment and Materials
    • Part XVII. Services and Trade
      • Education and Training Services
      • Emergency and Security Services
        • Emergency and Security Services Resources
      • Entertainment and the Arts
        • Arts and Crafts
        • Performing and Media Arts
        • Entertainment
        • Entertainment and the Arts Resources
      • Health Care Facilities and Services
        • Ergonomics and Health Care
        • The Physical Environment and Health Care
        • Healthcare Workers and Infectious Diseases
        • Chemicals in the Health Care Environment
        • The Hospital Environment
        • Health Care Facilities and Services Resources
      • Hotels and Restaurants
      • Office and Retail Trades
      • Personal and Community Services
      • Public and Government Services
      • Transport Industry and Warehousing
        • Air Transport
        • Road Transport
        • Rail Transport
        • Water Transport
        • Storage
    • Part XVIII. Guides
      • Guide to Occupations
      • Guide to Chemicals
      • Guide to Units and Abbreviations
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1. Abbreviations and Acronyms
(Guide to Units and Abbreviations)
... radiation IR                    Infrared radiation IRB                  Institutional Review Board IREQ               Calculated required insulation value IRPA                International Radiation ...
Created on 17 July 2011
2. Laboratory Worker
(103. Guide to Occupations)
... counting instruments; heating, cooling and tempera- ture measuring or maintaining equipment (plates, jackets, ovens, gas burners, infrared heaters, immersion heaters, refrigerators, Peltier-effect cold ...
Created on 06 April 2011
3. Automobile Mechanic
(103. Guide to Occupations)
... in car body work; – Exposure to direct and reflected ultraviolet and infrared radiation; – Exposure to microwave and radiofrequency radiation, especially in such activities as heat-sealing of panels ...
Created on 06 April 2011
4. Glass, Ceramics and Related Materials
(84. Glass, Pottery and Related Materials)
... for natural gas curtailments can present similar fire or explosion concerns. infrared radiation exposure from molten material, which can increase risk of heat cataracts or skin burns radiant ...
Created on 02 April 2011
5. III-V Semiconductor Manufacturing
(83. Microelectronics and Semiconductors)
... or in the infrared spectrum for emitters or detectors. For example, red light with a peak at about 650 nm comes from the direct recombination of the p-n electrons and holes. Green-emitting diodes are generally ...
Created on 02 April 2011
6. Occupational Hazards and Controls
(Major Sectors and Processes)
... the production line are often made using infrared and radio-isotope gauges. Although the gauges are usually well shielded, instrument mechanics who service them may be exposed to radiation. Some special ...
Created on 28 March 2011
7. Characteristics of Visual Display Workstations
(52. Visual Display Units)
... in the form of light as the intended purpose for the use of VDUs may be accompanied by various unwanted by-products such as heat, sound, infrared and ultraviolet radiation, radio waves or x rays, to name ...
Created on 25 March 2011
8. Jewellery
(Arts and Crafts)
... materials in the enamel). Other hazards include thermal burns and infrared radiation. Infrared goggles and heat-protective gloves are recommended. The enamel piece can then be finished by such methods ...
Created on 24 March 2011
9. Ceramics
(Arts and Crafts)
... irritation or sensitization from aldehydes, sulphur oxides, halogens and other emissions; asphyxiation from carbon monoxide; cancer from inhalation of asbestos or ceramic fibre; eye damage from infrared ...
Created on 24 March 2011
10. New Technology in Art
(Arts and Crafts)
... possible. Ultraviolet, visible, infrared, radio frequency and microwave radiation emissions from computer hardware are generally at or below normal background levels. The possible health effects of lower-frequency ...
Created on 24 March 2011
11. Metalworking
(Arts and Crafts)
... from the heat. Face shields protecting against infrared radiation and heat, and personal protective clothing resistant to heat and molten metal splashes are essential. Cement floors must be protected against ...
Created on 24 March 2011
12. Entertainment and the Arts
(Arts and Crafts)
... and UV goggles Infrared radiation Skin protection and infrared goggles Lasers Using lowest-power laser possible Enclosure Beam restrictions and proper emergency ...
Created on 24 March 2011
13. Cold Environment and Cold Work
(42. Heat and Cold)
... protected from wind and precipitation by tents with or without additional heating. Spot heating by infrared or gas heaters may be used for certain work tasks. Prefabrication of parts or components may ...
Created on 21 March 2011
14. Art Teaching
(94. Education and Training Services)
...      Volcanoes   Solar observation Flying chips   Infection, toxic chemicals     Mercury manometers     Ammonium dichromate   Infrared radiation Crush rocks in ...
Created on 21 March 2011
15. Elementary and Secondary Schools
(94. Education and Training Services)
...     Atmosphere      Volcanoes    Solar  observation Flying chips   Infection, toxic chemicals     Mercury manometers     Ammonium dichromate   Infrared radiation ...
Created on 21 March 2011
16. Silicon Semiconductor Manufacturing
(83. Microelectronics and Semiconductors)
... infrared (e.g., Telos ACM) (Baldwin and Williams 1996). Diffusion Diffusion is a term used to describe the movement of dopants away from regions of high concentration at the source end of the diffusion ...
Created on 19 March 2011
17. Protective Clothing
(31. Personal Protection)
... from high temperatures). Some special applications also require infrared (IR) protection by use of aluminized overcovers (e.g., fighting petroleum fuel fires). Table 2 summarizes typical physical, chemical, ...
Created on 17 March 2011
18. Eye and Face Protections
(31. Personal Protection)
... or vapours in polishing, grinding, cutting, blasting, crushing, galvanizing or various chemical operations; against intensive light as in laser operations; and against ultraviolet or infrared radiation ...
Created on 17 March 2011
19. The Physical Basis of Work in Heat
(42. Heat and Cold)
... radiation, which is in the infrared zone. Moreover, it receives the radiation emitted by neighbouring surfaces. The thermal flow exchanged by radiation, R (in W/m2), between the body and its surroundings ...
Created on 16 March 2011
20. Welding and Thermal Cutting
(Metal Processing and Metal Working)
... hazards of fire, burns, radiant heat (infrared radiation) and inhalation of metal fumes and other contaminants. Other hazards associated with specific welding processes include electrical hazards, noise, ...
Created on 16 March 2011
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