Managing shiftworkers' OHS: The role of employment contracts

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-130

  Gander, Philippa ^a   Le Quesne, Lana ^a   Armstrong, Hazel ^b,c   Feyer, Anne Marie ^b,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b PircewaterhouseCoopers ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conditions of employment; Employment contracts; Metals manufacturing; Occupational health and safety; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LEAVE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RESPONSIBILITY; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP TIME; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 33747481979     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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