The relation between OSH and ergonomics: A 'mother-daughter' or 'sister-sister' relation?

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 451-459

  Hermans, Veerle ^a,b   Van Peteghem, Jan ^a,c  

^a EXTERNAL SERVICE FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AT WORK   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Business case; OSH; Position

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BUSINESS CASE; COMPANY STRATEGIES; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH); POSITION;

ERGONOMICS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EMPLOYER; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LABOR; LAW; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33746865547     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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