Minerals and alloys industry include the aluminium and steel smelting and also the foundry industry. This industry is mainly deals with high temperature and molten metal. The following are some of the specific hazards and precautions that are found in smelting and refining:
The smelting and refining industry has a higher rate of injuries than most other industries with injuries commonly the result of: splattering and spills of molten metal and slag resulting in burns; gas explosions and explosions from contact of molten metal with water; collisions with moving industrial plant, travelling cranes and other mobile equipment; falls of heavy objects; falls from a height; and slipping and tripping injuries from obstruction of floors and passageways.
Heat stress illnesses such as heat stroke are a common haz-ard, primarily due to infrared radiation from furnaces and molten metal.
Exposure to a wide variety of hazardous dusts, fumes, gases and other chemicals can occur during smelting and refining operations. Crushing and grinding ore in particu-lar can result in high exposures to silica and toxic metal dusts (for example, containing lead, arsenic and cadmium). There can also be dust exposures during furnace mainte-nance operations. During smelting operations, metal fumes can pose a major problem.
Molten metal, especially aluminium and steel, are handled at high temperature of 1400oF and
beyond. Contact with molten metal due to splash of metal on the worker can cause severe
burns and create a serious fire hazard.
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