The Role of Design Issues in Work-Related Fatal Injury in Australia

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-214

  Driscoll, Timothy R ^a   Harrison, James E ^b   Bradley, Clare ^b   Newson, Rachel S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coroner; Death; Design; Injury; Occupation

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MACHINE DESIGN; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

FATAL INJURIES; HYDRAULIC LIFTING; PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES; WORKPLACE INJURIES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORONER; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUSTRALIA; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 43049170476     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.02.024     Document Type: Article

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