Factors influencing worker use of personal protective eyewear

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 755-762

  Lombardi, David A ^a,b   Verma, Santosh K ^a,b   Brennan, Melanye J ^a   Perry, Melissa J ^b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Eyes; Injury; Occupational; Personal protective equipment

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EYE INJURY; EYES; EYEWEAR; FOCUS GROUPS; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR; QUANTITATIVE DATA; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; SAFETY OFFICER; SAFETY TRAINING; WORK SITES;

EMPLOYMENT; EYEGLASSES; FEEDBACK; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REINFORCEMENT; REPAIR; RISK PERCEPTION; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349186368     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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