Assessing and managing risk in United Kingdom scientific diving at work operations

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-88

  Sayer, Martin ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diving at work; Risk assessment; Risk management; Scientific diving

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4344700716     PISSN: 08131988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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