New electric-shock job exposure matrix

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 232-240

  Vergara, Ximena P ^a,b   Kheifets, Leeka ^a   Silva, Michael ^c   Bracken, T Dan ^d   Yost, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Enertech Consultants   (United States)

^d T Dan Bracken Incorporated   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric shocks; Electrocutions; Expert panel assessment; Job exposure matrix

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTRICITY; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTRICITY; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856950648     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21027     Document Type: Article

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