The role of latent and active failures in workplace slips, trips and falls: An information processing approach

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-180

  Bentley, Tim ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Information processing; Injury causation; Latent failures; Organisational factors; Slips; trips and falls

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DATA PROCESSING; ERGONOMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

INJURY CAUSATION; LATENT FAILURES; ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS; SLIPS; TRIPS AND FALLS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERGONOMICS; FALLING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 56949096123     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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