Contextual assessment of working practices in changing work

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 905-930

  Nuutinen, Maaria ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Human performance; Methods; Practices; Professional identity; System efficiency; Work demands

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; POWER PLANTS;

CONTEXTUAL ASSESSMENT OF WORKING PRACTICES (CAWP); INTERVENTION METHODS; VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS); WORK ANALYSIS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 25444442579     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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