Work-related accidents among young workers in Finland

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-314

  Salminen, Simo ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Incautiousness; Interview; Machines; Serious accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

MACHINE CLEANING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINLAND; HUMAN; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030435161     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.1996.11076359     Document Type: Article

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