Safety for operators of plants for production of energy from waste and incineration

This booklet is addressed to the operators of plants for production of energy from waste and incineration of municipal waste. After a careful description of the main occupational risks, the preventive and/or protective systems and the intervention for improving working conditions are depicted. Among the analysed risks, you can find:

  • exposure to chemical agents (dust, nanoparticles and dangerous substances);
  • exposure to noise;
  • exposure to vibrations;
  • exposure to biological agents;
  • accidents due to machines;
  • fire and explosion;
  • solitary work;
  • working in confined spaces.

Moreover, summarizing “sheets” about the above mentioned risks are available.
The booklet ends with 2 Appendices, dealing with:

  • legislation concerning some risks, covered in the sheets;
  • medical surveillance. 

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italian version: Safety for operators of plants for production of energy from waste and incineration

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Contact

Barbara Manfredi, Elisabetta Badellino, Francesca R. Mignacca
INAIL, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, Direzione Centrale Prevenzione
Piazzale Giulio Pastore 6
00144 Roma
Italy
Tel: (+39) 06/54872111-2083

Fax: (+39) 06/54872075
Mail: b.manfredi@inail.it; e.badellino@inail.it; f.mignacca@inail.it

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