[Leather bags production: organization study, general identification of hazards, biomechanical overload risk pre-evaluation using an easily applied evaluation tool].

Background: Craft industries are the backbone of the Italian manufacturing system and in this sector the leather trade plays a crucial role.

Objective And Methods: The aim of the study was to experiment with a risk pre-mapping data sheet in leather bag manufacture by analyzing the production cycle.

Results: The prevalence of biomechanical, organizational and physical factors was demonstrated in tanneries.

[Acute inorganic lead poisoning in workers employed on building renovation].

Background: Occupationally, there are a number of work processes that constitute a long-term risk as sources of exposure to lead. In these processes the presence of lead is not evident but represents a hidden risk of poisoning.

Objectives: Study of two cases of hidden exposure to lead that were discovered during renovation work on a historical building.