Studying work practices: A key factor in understanding accidents on the level triggered by a balance disturbance

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1926-1943

  Derosier, C ^a,b   Leclercq, S ^a   Rabardel, P ^b   Langa, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^b Paragraphe EA 349 Université Paris 8   (France)

Author keywords

Accident analysis; Accident on the level; Injury prevention; Occupational accident; Slips, trips and falls; Work practices

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; HEALTH RISKS; SAFETY FACTOR;

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; ACCIDENT ON THE LEVEL; INJURY PREVENTION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS; WORK PRACTICES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS ON THE LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASSEMBLER WELDER; CLIMBING; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; JUMPING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATOR; RISK FACTOR; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CAUSALITY; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WELDING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 57049173439     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802567061     Document Type: Article

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