A review of video exposure monitoring as an occupational hygiene tool

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-217

  Rosen G ^a   Andersson, I M ^a   Walsh, P T ^b   Clark, R D R ^b   Saamanen A ^c   Heinonen, K ^c   Riipinen, H ^d   Paakkonen R ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exposure visualization; PIMEX; Real time monitoring; Risk communication; Task analysis; Video exposure monitoring; Workplace improvement strategy

Indexed keywords

DUST; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAPORS; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE TOOLS; RISK COMMUNICATION; VIDEO EXPOSURE MONITORING (VEM); WORKER PARTICIPATION;

CONDITION MONITORING;

CATALYST; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEO EXPOSURE MONITORING; VIDEORECORDING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 17444371209     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh110     Document Type: Review

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