Impact of job-specific new-hire functional testing

8th SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 2006

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 143-146

  Kalkan, S ^a   Bunch, R ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Industrial Safety and Rehabilitation Inst

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EMPLOYEE PHYSICAL CAPACITIES; HUMAN PERFORMANCE CAPACITIES; JOB-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL TESTING; PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION COST;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745418838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/98403-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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