Use of Personal Protective Equipment in the Workplace

Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 895-909

  Bartkowiak, Grazyna ^a   Baszczyński, Krzysztof ^a   Bogdan, Anna ^a   Brochocka, Agnieszka ^a   Hrynyk, Rafał ^a   Irzmańska, Emilia ^a   Koradecka, Danuta ^a   Majchrzycka, Katarzyna ^a   Makowski, Krzysztof ^a   Marszałek, Anna ^a   Owczarek, Grzegorz ^a   Zera, Jan ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Footwear, comfort of use; Personal protective equipment, in workplace; Protective gloves, in workplace; Protective helmets; Respiratory protective devices, selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886175382     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118131350.ch30     Document Type: Chapter

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