Chapter IV: Part III: Preventive measures against industrial poisoning

GENERAL PREVENTIVE MEASURES 217
International action, notification of poisoning, schedules
of poisons 218
Special preventive measures for workers—selection, periodical
medical examination, co-operation of workers, &c. 226
Rescue appliances 230
Washing accommodation and baths 237
Removal of dust and fumes by exhaust ventilation 242
PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES 256
Sulphuric acid industry 256
Hydrochloric acid and soda industries 257
Chlorine, bleaching powder, chlorine compounds 259
Manufacture of nitric acid and explosives 260
Artificial manures, basic slag 261
Chromium and its compounds 265
Petroleum, benzine 267
Phosphorus, lucifer matches 268
Bisulphide of carbon 271
Illuminating gas, tar production 275
Gas power plant 276
Acetylene gas installations 278
Ammonia 279
Cyanogen, cyanogen compounds 280
Coal tar, tar products 280
Organic dye-stuffs, coal tar colours 285
Recovery and use of metals 288
Iron 289
Lead 292
Lead smelting 299
Electric accumulators 305
White lead and lead colours 310
Letterpress printing 316
Ceramic industry 319
File cutting 321
Other uses of lead 322
Zinc smelting 323
Brass casting, metal pickling 325
Recovery and use of mercury 326
Arsenic and its compounds 328
Gold and silver 329
PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN OTHER TRADES 329
Manufacture and use of varnishes 330
Production of vegetable foods 332
Wood working 335
Paper manufacture 336
Textile industries 336

APPENDIX 339

INDEX 355