The validity of the risk index for comparing the accident risk associated with different work schedules

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 1090-1095

  Greubel, Jana ^a   Nachreiner, Friedhelm ^a  

^a GAWO Gesellschaft für Arbeits Wirtschafts und Organisationspsychologische Forschung E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Occupational accidents; Risk assessment; Shift work; Working time

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RATE; ACCIDENT RISKS; DATA YIELDS; EXPONENTIAL TRENDS; GROUP LEVEL; INTERNET SURVEY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RANDOM VARIATION; RISK INDICES; SERVICE SECTORS; SHIFT WORK; STUDY SAMPLES; WORK SCHEDULES; WORKING HOURS; WORKING TIME;

ACCIDENTS; AGGREGATES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84870294109     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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