The conditions and perception of work during painting behind screening

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 37-42

  Spee, Ton ^a   Boeckhout, Con I ^b   van Ginkel, Ton ^c   Terwoert, Jeroen ^d  

^a Arbouw Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b Tauw Environment Ltd   (Netherlands)

^c P2 Research and Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate; Light; Noise; Seasonal influence; Solvent exposure; Ventilation; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

PAINT; SOLVENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

PERCEPTION; VENTILATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WINTER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PAINT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOLVENTS; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 29444450293     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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