Fall prevention among apprentice carpenters

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-265

  Kaskutas, Vicki ^a   Dale, Ann Marie ^a   Lipscomb, Hester ^b   Gaal, John ^c   Fuchs, Mark ^d   Evanoff, Bradley ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Carpenters' District Council   (United States)

^d Joint Apprenticeship and Training Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Construction safety; Injury prevention; Ladder; Safety and health

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH WORKER; INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SAFETY; TRAINING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARPENTER; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FALLING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAINING; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CREW MEMBER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; STUDENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77952004629     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2877     Document Type: Article

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