The added value of the new ESAW/Eurostat variables in accident analysis in the mining and quarrying industry

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 631-644

  Jacinto, Celeste ^a   Soares, C Guedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Accident mechanism; Cause effect relationships; ESAW Eurostat variables; Mining and Quarrying; Occupational accident analysis

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; QUARRYING;

ACCIDENT ANALYSES; ACCIDENT DATUMS; ADDED VALUES; CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; EFFECT MECHANISMS; ESAW/EUROSTAT VARIABLES; FATAL ACCIDENTS; KEY VARIABLES; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES; STATISTICAL DEPENDENCIES;

ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MINING; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PORTUGAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENCHMARKING; CAUSALITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MINING; PORTUGAL;

EID: 57249109870     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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