Agreements between Labour Unions and Employers' Associations as a Strategy for the Prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-101

  Hasle, Peter ^a   Hansen, Nanette Juhler ^a   Møller, Niels ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Collective agreements; Regulation strategy; Repetitive work; Working environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642477704     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014383104773684560     Document Type: Review

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