| Document ID (ISN) | 107707 |
| CIS number |
08-119 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Brasseur G. |
| Title |
Domestic help - An area that needs to become more professional |
| Original title |
Aide à domicile - Un monde en quête de professionnalisation [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2007, No.674, p.20-31. Illus. |
| Internet access |
http://www.travail-et-securite.fr/ArchivesTS/ArchivesTS.nsf/(allDocParRef)/TS674page20_1/$File/TS674page20.pdf?OpenElement [in French]
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| Abstract |
Contents of this collection of articles on domestic helpers: hour-by-hour account of the tasks carried out during a day's work of a social services domestic helper; key employment statistics of the sector; identification and prevention of occupational hazards (fatigue, lifting of heavy loads, musculoskeletal diseases, skin diseases, commuting accidents); legal aspects; organization of a regional domestic help service which includes a committee for occupational hygiene, safety and working conditions; interview of the head of an agency; prevention of occupational stress. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
conditions of work; social workers; social assistance services; domestic and related helpers, cleaners; women |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
work organization; commuting; legal aspects; manual lifting; physical workload; stress factors; skin diseases; fatigue; musculoskeletal diseases; hours of work; job study; work posture |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Domestic workers
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