Developing a health and safety plan for hazardous field work in remote areas

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 671-683

  Gochfeld, Michael ^a,b,c   Volz, Conrad D ^b,d   Burger, Joanna ^b,c,e   Jewett, Stephen ^b,f   Powers, Charles W ^a,b,c,g   Friedlander, Barry ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^g VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological sampling; Field research; Hasp; Hazardous materials; Radiation safety; Wilderness medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ALASKA; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 39049194305     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620601009201     Document Type: Article

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