{"id":85335,"date":"2023-08-29T10:09:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/fact\/brix-process\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:12:00","slug":"brix-process","status":"publish","type":"fact","link":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/mt\/fact\/brix-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Brix (pro\u010bess)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u0120enerazzjoni ta&#8217; kar\u010bino\u0121eni \u0121\u0121enerati mill-pro\u010bess wara l-brix<span id=\"elementor-toc__heading-anchor-1\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor \"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Il-bi\u010b\u010ba l-kbira tas-sustanzi perikolu\u017ci huma ttikkettjati u identifikati, i\u017cda hemm ukoll kar\u010bino\u0121eni ma\u0127luqa b\u0127ala prodott sekondarju waqt pro\u010bess tax-xog\u0127ol, l-hekk imsej\u0127a kar\u010bino\u0121eni \u0121\u0121enerati mill-pro\u010bess (PGCs). Peress li l-PGCs \u0121eneralment ma jkunux ttikkettjati u ma jissemmewx fl-Iskedi tad-Data tas-Sigurt\u00e0, dawn il-PGCs je\u0127tie\u0121u attenzjoni spe\u010bjali fil-prattika tal-OSH g\u0127aliex miljuni ta\u2019 \u0127addiema fl-Ewropa huma esposti kuljum g\u0127all-PGCs. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wie\u0127ed mill-pro\u010bessi li jarmi l-PGCs huwa l-brix. Il-brix huwa l-ero\u017cjoni tal-materjal permezz tal-moviment minn na\u0127a g\u0127al o\u0127ra tal-u\u010bu\u0127. Mal-brix ikun hemm \u0127sara attwali lill-materjal, u f&#8217;\u0127afna ka\u017cijiet twassal g\u0127ar-rilaxx ta&#8217; trab li jobrox. F&#8217;ambjenti relatati max-xog\u0127ol, it-trab li jobrox jifforma pere\u017cempju waqt is-serrar ta&#8217; injam iebes \/ metall jew it-t\u0127affir fil-konkrit. It-trab li jobrox jista&#8217; jkun fih sustanzi kar\u010bino\u0121eni\u010bi u ji\u0121i inalat fa\u010bilment jekk ma ji\u0121ux applikati strate\u0121iji ta&#8217; eliminazzjoni u kontroll.    <\/p>\n<h2>Liema attivitajiet iwasslu g\u0127all-brix?<\/h2>\n<p>L-abra\u017cjoni tista\u2019 tkun ikkaw\u017cata minn numru ta\u2019 pro\u010bessi differenti, b\u0127al qtug\u0127, t\u0127affir, xkatlar, blasting, in\u010banar, t\u0127in, serrar u tg\u0127affi\u0121 ta\u2019 materjal. Sustanzi kar\u010bino\u0121eni\u010bi jistg\u0127u jkunu pre\u017centi fit-trab li jobrox li ji\u0121i rilaxxat waqt dawn l-attivitajiet, imbag\u0127ad ji\u0121u inalati u jikkaw\u017caw effetti fuq is-sa\u0127\u0127a. Barra minn hekk, il-knis tat-trab wara attivitajiet li jobrox jista\u2019 jwassal g\u0127al espo\u017cizzjoni.  <\/p>\n<h2>Fejn ise\u0127\u0127u r-riskji<\/h2>\n<p>Workers exposed are: abrasive blasting workers, brick, concrete or tile manufacturing operators, bricklayers, ceramics and pottery workers, concrete workers, crushing and grinding operators, sander operators, press operators in the wood products industry, lathe operators, construction workers and carpenters. Industries where exposure frequently occurs are construction, the furniture industry and the forestry and carpentry industries. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"heading-4\">Kemm \u0127addiema huma esposti?<\/h2>\n<p>L-aktar sustanzi kar\u010bino\u0121eni\u010bi mag\u0127rufa li ji\u0121u rilaxxati waqt il-brix huma trab tas-silika (kwarz) respirabbli u trab tal-injam iebes, li n-numri ta&#8217; espo\u017cizzjoni tag\u0127hom huma stmati g\u0127al 5 miljun \u0127addiem u 3 miljun \u0127addiem fl-UE, rispettivament.<\/p>\n<h2>Effetti fuq is-sa\u0127\u0127a<\/h2>\n<p>When workers inhale hardwood dust, it is deposited in the nose, throat and lower airways. Exposure to hardwood dust can cause respiratory diseases, eye irritation, skin diseases and in case of prolonged exposure cancer.<x id=\"gid_0\"><\/x>When workers inhale crystalline silica, the lung tissue reacts by developing fibrotic nodules and scarring around the silica particles. It is unclear how silica dust exactly causes lung cancer.  <\/p>\n<p>G\u0127al informazzjoni dettaljata dwar l-effetti fuq is-sa\u0127\u0127a g\u0127al metalli u materjali kar\u010bino\u0121eni\u010bi spe\u010bifi\u010bi, jekk jog\u0127\u0121bok ara l-iskedi informattivi g\u0127al sustanzi individwali fuq il-websajt: <a href=\"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/fact\/silica-dust\/\">Trab tas-silika<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/fact\/chromium-vi\/\">Kromju VI<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/mt\/fact\/trab-tal-injam-iebes\/\">Trab tal-injam iebes<\/a> .<\/p>\n<h2>X&#8217;g\u0127andek tag\u0127mel?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It-trabijiet li joborxu \u0121eneralment mhumiex ikkunsidrati b\u0127ala perikolu\u017ci g\u0127as-sa\u0127\u0127a tal-bniedem, g\u0127alhekk g\u0127andha ting\u0127ata attenzjoni \u017cejda lill-g\u0127arfien dwar dawn is-sustanzi u l-mi\u017curi biex tittaffa l-espo\u017cizzjoni.<\/li>\n<li>B\u0127al kull sustanza kimika o\u0127ra, l-espo\u017cizzjoni tista&#8217; titnaqqas drastikament bl-u\u017cu ta&#8217; g\u0127odod g\u0127all-kontroll tat-trab b\u0127al estratturi tat-trab, sanders e\u010b\u010bentri\u010bi, imrietel b&#8217;estratturi integrati jew sistemi ta&#8217; tixrib biex ji\u0121i minimizzat l-emissjoni ta&#8217; trab li jobrox.<\/li>\n<li>It-tne\u0127\u0127ija tat-trab li jobrox kemm jista&#8217; jkun qrib is-sors (permezz ta&#8217; tixrib jew ventilazzjoni lokali tal-eg\u017cost) hija essenzjali biex titnaqqas l-espo\u017cizzjoni tal-\u0127addiem u wkoll biex ti\u0121i minimizzata l-kontaminazzjoni tal-kamra tax-xog\u0127ol biex ti\u0121i evitata s-sospensjoni mill-\u0121did tat-trab li jobrox.<\/li>\n<li>Varjet\u00e0 ta&#8217; estratturi tat-trab huma pre\u017centi fuq <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dustfreeworking.tno.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.dustfreeworking.tno.nl<\/a> .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","carcinogens":[6068],"class_list":["post-85335","fact","type-fact","status-publish","hentry","carcinogens-brix-process"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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