Evaluating the effectiveness of a logger safety training program

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-61

  Bell, Jennifer L ^a   Grushecky, Shawn T ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Logger; Logging; Safety; Training

Indexed keywords

LOGGER; LOGGING;

PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; FORESTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

FORESTRY; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WEST VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33644932194     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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