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International Section of the ISSA for Electricity, Gas and Water
The mission of the Section for Electricity, Gas and Water is the protection of workers against electrical accidents and occupational diseases due to electricity and ionizing radiation.
 

The work of the International Section of the ISSA for Electricity, Gas and Water results in numerous publications and services designed to help improve occupational safety and health in the energy supply sector and at workplaces involving the use of electricity and gas.

They include among others guidelines set up by international working groups of the section on a wide range of issues relevant to occupational safety and health matters. Moreover, the Section has published guidelines in collaboration with other ISSA Sections.

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Guideline for the selection of personal protective clothing when exposed to the thermal effects of an electric arc
Guideline for the selection of personal protective equipment when exposed to the thermal effects of an electric fault arc
2nd Edition 2011
International Section of the ISSA for Electricity, Gas and Water
The document is intend to help employers to fulfil the obligations according to the Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to...
Occupational risks | International | English, German, Spanish
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Cobertura
Guía para la seguridad en el manejo de equipos eléctricos portátiles en el puesto de trabajo
Comité Internacional de la AISS para la Electricidad, Gaz y Agua
Esta guía describe requisitos de seguridad que deben ser observados por todas las personas que manejan equipos eléctricos portátiles.
Occupational risks | International | German, Spanish
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Demographic change in the world of work: Challenges for prevention
Demographic change in the world of work: Challenges for prevention
Special Commission on Prevention of the ISSA
Prevention has an important role to play in overcoming the challenges linked to demographic change.
Occupational risks, Demographic changes | International | English, French, German
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Risk Assessment – General Guide (en)
Risk Assessment – General Guide
Guide for Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises 10
Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, Section on Prevention in the Iron and Metal Industry, Section on Machine and System Safety
This brochure is addressed to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises as a simple tool for hazard identification and risk assessment in their wo...
Occupational risks | International | English, German, Korean, Spanish
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Hazards arising from Electricity - en
Hazards arising from Electricity
Guide for Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises 9
Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, Section on Prevention in the Iron and Metal Industry, Section on Machine and System Safety
This brochure has been designed to satisfy the demand for assessing the risks of people, working with electricity and/or exposed to electrical haza...
Occupational risks | International | Croatian, English, German, Korean, Spanish
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Manual Handling of Loads - en
Manual Handling of Loads: Lifting, Holding, Carrying, Pulling, Pushing
Guide for Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises 6
Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, Section on Prevention in the Iron and Metal Industry, Section on Machine and System Safety
This brochure is intended to conform to the requirement for a risk assessment during operations with manual load handling.
Occupational risks | International | Croatian, English, German, Korean, Spanish
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Active in prevention for 40 years
Active in prevention for 40 years
International Section of the ISSA for Electricity, Gas and Water
In 1970, the inaugural meeting of the ISSA Section for the Prevention of Accidents and Occupational Illnesses Caused by Electricity was held at the...
Occupational risks | International | English
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Risk assessment explosions - English
Hazards arising from Explosions
Guide for Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises 7
Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, Section on Prevention in the Iron and Metal Industry, Section on Machine and System Safety
This brochure is intended to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to identify gas and dust explosion hazards at the workplace, evaluate the a...
Occupational risks | International | Croatian, Czech, English, German, Greek, Korean, Spanish
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Vibrations English
Hazards arising from whole-body and hand-arm vibrations
Guide for Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises 8
Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, Section on Prevention in the Iron and Metal Industry, Section on Machine and System Safety
This brochure is to meet the demand for risk assessment and exposure reduction in connection with vibration exposure at work and to serve the purpo...
Occupational risks | International | Croatian, English, German, Korean, Spanish
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Chemical hazards
Chemical Hazards
Guide for Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises 3
Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, Section on Prevention in the Iron and Metal Industry, Section on Machine and System Safety
This brochure is intended to meet the requirement for a risk assessment for work with hazardous substances.
Occupational risks | International | Croatian, Czech, English, German, Korean, Slovakian, Spanish
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