On the line: Worker democracy and the struggle over occupational health and safety

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-93

  Granzow, Kara ^a   Theberge, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational health; Participant observation; Sociology; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYEE; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRADE UNION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CANADA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 57749171405     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308327349     Document Type: Article

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