Prevention of so-called "accidents on the level" in occupational situations: A research project

Safety Science

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 359-371

  Leclercq, S ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Accident on the level; Balance adjustment; Occupational accident; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PREVENTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT ON THE LEVEL; BALANCE ADJUSTMENT; METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WALKING;

EID: 26844528984     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2005.08.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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