Business case for implementing two ergonomic interventions at an electric power utility

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 429-439

  Seeley, Patricia A ^a   Marklin, Richard W ^b  

^a Wisconsin Energy Corporation   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business case; Electric power utility; Ergonomics

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; OVERHEAD LINES; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); STATISTICS;

LINE WORKERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ERGONOMICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; WORKER; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0042235710     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00063-2     Document Type: Article

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