Fatigue risk management in the workplace

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-258

  Lerman, Steven E ^a   Eskin, Evamaria ^a   Flower, David J ^a   George, Eugenia C ^a   Gerson, Benjamin ^a   Hartenbaum, Natalie ^a   Hursh, Steven R ^a   Moore Ede, Martin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; FOOD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MANAGER; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PIPELINE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP THERAPY; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; STAFF TRAINING; TEMPERATURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SLEEP; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84857281671     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318247a3b0     Document Type: Article

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