Exposure to fall hazards and safety climate in the aircraft maintenance industry

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-402

  Neitzel, Richard L ^a   Seixas, Noah S ^a   Harris, Michael J ^a   Camp, Janice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

aircraft maintenance; Fall hazards; fall protection; safety climate; walkthrough compliance observation

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER NETWORKS; EMPLOYMENT; HAZARDS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MAINTAINABILITY; MAINTENANCE; MECHANICS; RAY TRACING; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SPEED;

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE; FALL HAZARDS; FALL PROTECTION; SAFETY CLIMATE; WALKTHROUGH COMPLIANCE OBSERVATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; FALLING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AIRCRAFT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 51049113166     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.02.033     Document Type: Article

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