TY - CHAP
T1 - Risk Analysis of Water Blasting Activity in the Automobile Industry
AU - Azevedo Dobbin, Bruno
AU - Zlatar, Tomi
AU - Mendes da Cruz, Felipe
AU - Vasconcelos, Bianca M.
AU - Bezerra Martins, Ana Rosa
AU - Barkokébas, Béda
AU - Gorga Lago, Eliane Maria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - In the automobile industry, in order to clean paint from structures on which cars-bodies are transported and painted, the ultra-high water blasting is used on regular basis. The objective of this study was to identify and analyze the safety and health risks related to the water blasting activity, and give suggestions in order to eliminate or reduce those risks. For this purpose, a study was conducted in an automobile industry in Brazil, using two self-made questionnaires, one checklist, the Preliminary Risk Analysis and the Hazard Rating Number. In total ten risks were identified and analyzed, giving recommendations on additional measures to be applied in order to eliminate or reduce the risks for the worker. By analyzing the Brazilian norms considering water blasting, it was identified that workers should rotate after water blasting of each skid. Further studies should be conducted in order to quantify the level of noise during the activity, to evaluate the risk of hearing loss, and give specific suggestions in order to improve the conditions.
AB - In the automobile industry, in order to clean paint from structures on which cars-bodies are transported and painted, the ultra-high water blasting is used on regular basis. The objective of this study was to identify and analyze the safety and health risks related to the water blasting activity, and give suggestions in order to eliminate or reduce those risks. For this purpose, a study was conducted in an automobile industry in Brazil, using two self-made questionnaires, one checklist, the Preliminary Risk Analysis and the Hazard Rating Number. In total ten risks were identified and analyzed, giving recommendations on additional measures to be applied in order to eliminate or reduce the risks for the worker. By analyzing the Brazilian norms considering water blasting, it was identified that workers should rotate after water blasting of each skid. Further studies should be conducted in order to quantify the level of noise during the activity, to evaluate the risk of hearing loss, and give specific suggestions in order to improve the conditions.
KW - High-pressure water jet
KW - Occupational safety and health
KW - Risk management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106846047&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_22
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_22
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85106846047
T3 - Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
SP - 199
EP - 208
BT - Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -
