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Skin protection is essential, but the efficacy of protective materials is limited. No polymer protective material constitutes a universal rampart against all chemical substances. In the working world, users of chemicals and occupational safety…

Benzene, Toluene and Xylenes (BTX) are known for their toxicity. They can be found in the atmosphere of outdoor and indoor environments. Long exposure to these volatile compounds may have dangerous impacts on human health.
The aim of this work is to…

The European directive 2006/42/CE promulgates the machine safe design principles to prevent professional risks. However, outside machines that have specific safety standards, the designers of special machines and manufacturing systems can…

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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are among the most common pollutants. Industrial production and use of motor cars has led to an increased supply of these organic chemical substances in the atmosphere. Benzene…

This paper describes some results of ongoing work, in the joint INRS-ENSAM laboratory, on the integration of risk prevention in specifications for future working equipment (specialized machines, individual workstations, assembly lines, etc…

With technological improvements and regulation evolutions, the work of product designers change too. They have to work on different aspects of a product such as technological, legal, environmental and safety at work. The European directive 2006…