Working time arrangements and safety for offshore workers in the North Sea

Safety Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-184

  Mikkelsen, Aslaug ^a   Ringstad, Arne Jarl ^b   Steineke, Jon Moxnes ^c  

^a RF Rogaland Research   (Norway)

^b DNV GL   (Norway)

^c Nordregio   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Learning; Norway; Offshore oil production; Safety; Shift work

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; SCHEDULING;

OFFSHORE WORKERS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0344062598     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(03)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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