The effectiveness of a manual handling workplace risk assessment team in reducing the rate and severity of occupational injury.

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The effectiveness of a manual handling workplace risk assessment team in reducing the rate and severity of occupational injury.

Globally, there is an increasing tendency for occupational legislation and practice to require that employers actively involve their employees in the process of identifying, assessing and addressing the risk of injury in the workplace. Despite this, there is a paucity of research evaluating the effe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Carrivick, Philip
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2002
Subjects:	manual handling hazards injury risk assessment participatory ergonomics
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2048

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