Electricians' perception of work-related risks in cold climate when working on high places

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 661-670

  Päivinen, Minna ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cold climate; Electrician; Electricity transmission; Hand tool; Risk perception; Telecommunication

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ENGINEERS; MASTS (BOAT); RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COLD CLIMATE; HAND TOOL; WORK-RELATED RISKS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD CLIMATE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 33745178128     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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