Engineering controls as an intervention to reduce worker exposure

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 303-307

  Ellenbecker, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

engineering controls; intervention research; occupational health; pollution prevention; toxics use reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLEANING; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LAUNDRY; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; CARCINOGENS; COST SAVINGS; ENGINEERING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INK; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LAUNDERING; MASSACHUSETTS; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRINTING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOLVENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; VENTILATION; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029928101     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199604)29:4<303::AID-AJIM5>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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