Piece rates and their effects on health and safety - A literature review

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 607-614

  Johansson, Bo ^a   Rask, Kjell ^a   Stenberg, Magnus ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health; Piece rate; Piece wage; Piece work; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURVEYS; WAGES;

HEALTH AND SAFETY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MUSCULO-SKELETAL INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; PHYSICAL WORKLOADS; PIECE WORK; RECENT RESEARCHES; SURVEY AND ANALYSIS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN;

DRUG USE; EMPLOYMENT; EXHAUSTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INDUSTRY; JOB STRESS; MANUAL LABOR; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATOR; PIECE RATE WORK; PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 77950371351     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.12.020     Document Type: Review

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