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There are common safety and health hazards encountered in manufacturing of products in different business sectors. Process-specific hazards are discussed here.
2. Fumes and particulates from airborne raw materials (e.g., silica, metals, alkaline dusts) or by-products (e.g., hydrogen fluoride, cristobalite, heavy metal fumes) 3. Fire or explosion associated with fuel systems used for process heat or fuel for lift trucks; potential fire or explosion hazards associated with flammable fuel storage tanks, piping distribution systems and vaporizers. Back-up or stand-by fuel systems in-frequently used for natural gas curtailments can present similar fire or explosion concerns. 4. Infrared radiation exposure from molten material, which can increase risk of heat cataracts or skin burns. 5. Radiant energy and heat stress. The working environment around furnaces or kilns can be extremely hot. Significant heat stress problems can occur when emergency repair work or routine maintenance is performed near or above firing or melting processes. Severe thermal burns can result from direct skin contact with hot surfaces or molten materials. 6. Electrical energy hazards. Direct contact with high-voltage electric energy used for resistance heating to supplement fuel-fired processes presents an electrocution hazard and possible health concerns about exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). Strong magnetic and electric fields can potentially interfere with pacemakers and other implanted medical devices. 7. Noise exposures above 85 to 90 dBA from combustion blowers, batch hoppers or mixers, feed processes and conveyors.
refractory bricks); airborne exposures to silica, asbestos, refractory ceramic fibers or particulate matter containing heavy metal, during demolition, or by-products of cutting and welding; heat stress; work at elevated heights; slip, trip or fall hazards; confined-space hazards and contact with hazardous energy sources.
Occupational Health and Safety Assignment no. 1 COMMON PROCESSES RELATED HAZARDS
Submitted to:
Mam Nadia
Submitted by:
Amen Sajid Zahra Mir Misbah Jahangeer
Date of submission:
29.09.2011