Epidemiological diagnosis of occupational fatigue in a fly-in-fly-out operation of the mineral industry

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-72

  Muller, Reinhold ^a   Carter, Anthony ^a   Williamson, Ann ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mining; Occupational fatigue; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BLOOD; HEALTH RISKS; MINERAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT; BEVERAGES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP RESEARCH;

FLY-IN-FLY-OUT MINING; OCCUPATIONAL FATIGUE; SWEDISH OCCUPATIONAL FATIGUE INVENTORY;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; DYNAMICS; FATIGUE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP;

ADULT; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FATIGUE MEASUREMENTS; MINING OPERATIONS; NIGHT-SHIFT WORKS; SWEDISH OCCUPATIONAL FATIGUE INVENTORIES;

EID: 38349135717     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mem058     Document Type: Article

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