An Approach to Integrating Occupational Safety and Health into Life Cycle Assessment: Development and Application of Work Environment Characterization Factors

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-37

  Scanlon, Kelly A ^a   Lloyd, Shannon M ^b   Gray, George M ^b   Francis, Royce A ^b   Lapuma, Peter ^b  

^a Occupational Health Safety and Prevention Strategic Healthcare Group   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Burden shifting; Damage assessment; Industrial ecology; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Work environment disability adjusted life year (WE DALY); Worker safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DAMAGE DETECTION; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION;

BURDEN SHIFTING; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); WORKER SAFETY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84923295844     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12146     Document Type: Article

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