A comparative analysis of the factors affecting the implementation of occupational health and safety management systems in the printed circuit board industry in Taiwan

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-215

  Chen, Chun Yu ^a   Wu, Gwo Sheng ^b   Chuang, Kai Jen ^a   Ma, Chih Ming ^a  

^a CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b Nursing and Management College ^*

Author keywords

Occupational health and safety management system; Performance indicator; Printed circuit board

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; SURVEYS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CRITICAL FACTORS; CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS; FIRE-FIGHTING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; OHSAS 18001; OPERATION ASPECTS; PCB INDUSTRIES; PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PERFORMANCE INDICATOR; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INDUSTRIES; RULE VIOLATIONS; TOP MANAGEMENTS;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

EID: 61649107110     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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