FACTS

1. Health And Environmental Hazards of a Foundry

• Heat
• Hazardous substances and dangerous goods
• Gases, vapors, dust, and fumes
• Noise and vibration
• Molten metal

2. Risks In Foundry:

• explosion and burns from molten metal and other hot materials
• respiratory effects from expose to gases, vapors, fumes and dusts
• skin effects from contact with corrosive or sensitive chemicals
• eye damage from light radiation, metal fragments, dusts and chemical splashes
• heat stress, heat stroke and fatigue from hot working conditions
• slips, trips and falls
• joint, muscle sprains and strains
• physical injuries from machinery and equipment e.g. by entanglement or crushing
• health effects […]

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