Good management practice as a means of preventing back disorders in the construction sector

Safety Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-88

  Gervais, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative controls; Back pain; Construction industry; Engineering controls; Literature review; Occupational accidents; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HAZARDS; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

SAFETY HAZARDS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0037290190     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(01)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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