A systems thinking approach of occupational safety and health applied in the micro-, meso- and macro-levels: A Finnish survey

Safety Science

Volumn 82, Issue , 2016, Pages 212-227

  Niskanen, Toivo ^a   Louhelainen, Kyösti ^b   Hirvonen, Maria L ^b  

^a Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health; Safety; Socio technical analysis; Systems thinking; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGGREGATES; HEALTH; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTEM THEORY;

FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS (OSH); ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SOCIOTECHNICAL; SYSTEMS THINKING; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THINKING; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84943429203     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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