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Document ID (ISN)75706
CIS number 00-1637
Year 1998
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Shrimpton M., Storey K., Husberg W.
Title Workers in remote areas: Case studies on the petroleum, mining and forestry industries
Bibliographic information ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, Jan. 1998. 85p. Illus. 45 ref.
Abstract Topics: conditions of work; escape and exit; heavy work; ILO; logging; mental stress; mining industry; offshore oil extraction; personal protective equipment; plant safety and health organization; risk factors; safety and health training; shift work; social aspects; stress factors; thermal environment; welfare facilities; work in isolation; work organization.
Descriptors (primary) work organization; work in isolation; stress factors; mining industry; logging; offshore oil extraction; risk factors
Descriptors (secondary) welfare facilities; ILO; shift work; heavy work; conditions of work; safety and health training; personal protective equipment; mental stress; thermal environment; social aspects; plant safety and health organization; escape and exit
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceILO
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Forestry and logging
Mental stress and burnout
Petroleum and natural gas industry
Mining and quarrying