Identification of ergonomic issues that affect workers in oilrigs in desert environments

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-177

  Shikdar, Ashraf A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Desert environment; Ergonomics; Occupational health and safety; Work shift

Indexed keywords

OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERT CLIMATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OMAN; STATISTICS; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DESERT CLIMATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL OILS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OMAN; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3242802254     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2004.11076605     Document Type: Article

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