Health and safety practices among farmers and other workers: A needs assessment

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 231-235

  Hope, A ^a   Kelleher, C ^a   Holmes, L ^a   Hennessy, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agri sector; Chemical exposure; Farmers; Manual handling; Skin protection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; MACHINE; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN PROTECTION; TIME; TRAINING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032777599     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.4.231     Document Type: Article

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