Occupational light-vehicle use and OHS legislative frameworks: An Australian example

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-179

  Stuckey, Rwth ^a   Lamontagne, Anthony D ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fleet vehicles; Light vehicles; Occupational driving; OHS policy; Work arrangements; Work road

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXHAUST GAS; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INSURANCE; LAW; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATION; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 21444442602     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2005.11.2.167     Document Type: Article

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