Evaluating the Efficacy of a Mental Models Approach for Improving Occupational Chemical Risk Protection

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 349-361

  Niewöhner, Jörg ^a   Cox, Patrick ^b   Gerrard, Simon ^b   Pidgeon, Nick ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical risks; Mental models; MSDS; Multimethod evaluation; Occupational safety; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RISK PROTECTION; MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS); MENTAL MODEL APPROACH;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ROSIN; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK-TAKING; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRUST; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2442571077     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00437.x     Document Type: Review

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