Harmful risks for workers in thermal spraying: A review completed by a survey in a French company

Thermal spray technologies are implemented in spray booths either manually or automatically. In both cases, workers can be exposed to several potential and real risks. The major risks are to workers' respiratory systems and result from harmful feedstock materials. To the authors' knowledge...

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Published inJournal of thermal spray technology Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 542 - 554
Main Authors HERIAUD-KRAEMER, Hélène, MONTAVON, Ghislain, HERTERT, Sylvaine, ROBIN, Hervé, CODDET, Christian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.12.2003
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Accident prevention. Safety. Health hazard. Sanitation and hygiene
Applied sciences
Booths
Engineering techniques in metallurgy. Applications. Other aspects
Exact sciences and technology
Exposure
Feedstock
Hot spraying
Joining, thermal cutting: metallurgical aspects
Metals. Metallurgy
Respiratory system
Risk
Sprayers
Sprays
Thermal spraying
France
Europe
Respiratory tract
Survey
Dust
Work safety
Toxicity
Hot spraying
Experimental study
Coatings
Surface treatment
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Summary:Thermal spray technologies are implemented in spray booths either manually or automatically. In both cases, workers can be exposed to several potential and real risks. The major risks are to workers' respiratory systems and result from harmful feedstock materials. To the authors' knowledge, very few specific studies have been conducted to assess the significance of these risks. This study describes the major risks encountered and reviews the results of a survey conducted in a French company that uses thermal spray technology on a large scale.
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ISSN:1059-9630
1544-1016
DOI:10.1361/105996303772082297