Health and safety in the Lesotho Highlands dam and tunnel construction program

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 231-235

  Colvin, Mark ^a,b   Dalvie, Aqiel ^a   Myers, Jonathan E ^a   Macun, Ian A ^a   Sharp, Brian ^a  

^a Medical Council   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dams; Developing countries; Occupational health and safety audits; Occupational health status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LESOTHO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LESOTHO; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032177666     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1998.4.4.231     Document Type: Article

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