Identifying training needs of logging truck drivers using a skill inventory

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-235

  Carnahan, B J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver skill inventory; Logging truck drivers; Training needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DRIVER TRAINING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); RELIABILITY THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DRIVER SKILL INVENTORY; LOGGING TRUCK DRIVERS; PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SKILL; TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

TRUCK DRIVERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALABAMA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 11844267203     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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