Occupational Exposure to Physical Agents: The New Italian Database for Risk Assessment and Control

• Autorzy: Nataletti P. , Bogi A. , Borra M. , Gioia D. , Falsaperla R. , Marchetti E. , Militello A. , Nicolini O. , Rossi P. , Sacco F. , Stacchini N. , Pinto I.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article presents the new Italian database of physical agents, which is available at http://www.portaleagentifisici.it. It supports in risk assessment employers who have to comply with Italy’s Legislative Decree 81/2008 (transposing into law European Union Directives 2003/10/EC, 2002/44/EC, 2004/40/EC and 2006/25/EC). The database currently contains measurements and declared European Community (EC) values from over 2540 machines; in particular, the database hosts data on mechanical vibration from over 1430 hand-held power tools (e.g., pneumatic and electric hammers, chainsaws, grinders, drills, sanders and saws) and from over 1020 whole-body machines (e.g., buses, fork lifts and wheel tractors). The database is continuously updated as soon as new experimental and declared data are acquired.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

noise; vibration; electromagnetic fields; artificial optical radiation; risk assessment; database of physical agents

PL

hałas; pola elektromagnetyczne; promieniowanie optyczne; ocena ryzyka

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 20, No. 3
• Strony: 407--420
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., rys.

Twórcy

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Nataletti P.

• Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy

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Bogi A.

• Local Health Service, Siena, Italy

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Borra M.

• Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy

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Gioia D.

• Local Health Service, Siena, Italy

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Falsaperla R.

• Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy

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Marchetti E.

• Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy

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Militello A.

• Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy

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Nicolini O.

• Local Health Service, Modena, Italy

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Rossi P.

• Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy

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Sacco F.

• Department of Occupational Hygiene, National Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy

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Stacchini N.

• Local Health Service, Siena, Italy

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Pinto I.

• Local Health Service, Siena, Italy

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