Occupational Risks in the Manufacture of Products Heavy Alloy and in Hardmetals Cutting Tools in the Mechanical Industry

Fabio Miranda; Rodrigo Lima Stoeterau; Gilmar Ferreira Batalha

Authors

Fabio Miranda
Rodrigo Lima Stoeterau
Gilmar Ferreira Batalha

Keywords:

aerodispersoids, hardmetal; occupational exposure, preventive measures, and occupational

Abstract

The objective of this work was to carry out a review of current regulatory standards, articles, and literature together with a case study, which dealt with the analysis of the conditions of the working environment of an industry, with the focus on workers exposed to chemical agents in manufacturing of carbide cutting tools and products. The method used in this research was qualitative. Technical visits and records of the factory sectors were carried out. With the inspection carried out at the workplace, it is necessary to know the Minimum Required Protection Factor for aerodispersoids ranging from 0.1 to 10 microns and choose the correct Respiratory Protection Equipment, which has an Assigned Protection Factor greater than the exposure dose. The tolerance limit value, 0.005 mg.m-3, for exposure of carbide metallic powders proposed by the ACGIH in 2016, represents a major advance in occupational hygiene and occupational safety, making it possible to carry out the assessment quantitative analysis of the mean concentration of hard metal aerodispersoids.

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Occupational Risks in the Manufacture of Products Heavy Alloy and in Hardmetals Cutting Tools in the Mechanical Industry. (2021). Global Journal of Medical Research, 21(K8), 19-40. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/2606

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