Working conditions at recycling centres in Sweden - Physical and psychosocial work environment

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-354

  Engkvist, Inga Lill ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident; Injury; Psychosocial conditions; Waste management; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HAZARDOUS WASTES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; INJURY; PREVENTIVE ACTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITIONS; PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

RECYCLING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL STRESS; POSTAL MAIL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RECYCLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77649181876     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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