Heuristic job rotation procedures for reducing daily exposure to occupational hazards

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-206

  Yaoyuenyong, Sorawit ^a   Nanthavanij, Suebsak ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Job rotation; Occupational hazards; Work assignments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAFETY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 54049143916     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2008.11076762     Document Type: Article

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