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Document ID (ISN)73778
CIS number 99-1476
Year 1998
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Koningsveld E.A.P., Vink P., Urlings I.J.M., de Jong A.M.
Title Reducing sprains and strains in construction through worker participation - A manual for managers and workers with examples from scaffold erection
Bibliographic information The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, 5th floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, USA, May 1998. 32p. Illus.
Abstract Topics: building industry; construction industry; erection and dismantling; manual handling; manual lifting; materials handling; musculoskeletal diseases; physical workload; responsibilities of employers; safety programmes; scaffolds; sprains; training manuals; training material; workers participation.
Descriptors (primary) materials handling; construction industry; training material; safety programmes; building industry
Descriptors (secondary) responsibilities of employers; manual lifting; physical workload; musculoskeletal diseases; workers' participation; erection and dismantling of scaffolds; manual handling; training manuals; sprains; scaffolds
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceNetherlands
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Safety programmes
Workers' participation
OSH training
Construction industry and civil engineering