Factors related to injury of shiftworking fire fighters in the Northeastern United States

Safety Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-263

  Glazner, Linda K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

fatigue; fire fighters; injuries; shiftwork; Workers Compensation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); FIRE PROTECTION; FIRES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PERSONNEL; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

FIRE FIGHTERS; INJURIES; SHIFTWORK; WORKERS COMPENSATION;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030152296     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-7535(95)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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