Photovoice in the workplace: A participatory method to give voice to workers to identify health and safety hazards and promote workplace change-a study of university custodians

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1150-1158

  Flum, Marian R ^a   Siqueira, Carlos Eduardo ^a   DeCaro, Anthony ^b   Redway, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Water Utility   (United States)

^c Water Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; IOWA; MAINTENANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHOTOGRAPHY; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77958464740     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20873     Document Type: Article

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