A mixed-methods evaluation of health and safety hazards at a scrap metal recycling facility

Safety Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 432-440

  Neitzel, Richard L ^a   Crollard, Allison ^b   Dominguez, Carlos ^b   Stover, Bert ^b   Seixas, Noah S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Industrial hygiene; Observations; Safety and health; Scrap metal recycling

Indexed keywords

ALL-HAZARDS; BLOOD LEAD LEVELS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH MEASURES; METAL RECYCLING; NOISE EXPOSURE; OBSERVATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEALTH HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL;

SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING;

CARBON MONOXIDE; LEAD;

ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; METAL INDUSTRY; NOISE MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84867068506     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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