Open AccessPrevention in dangerous industries: does safety certification prevent tree-faller injuries?
Author(s) -
Chris McLeod,
Daniel Sarkany,
Hugh Davies,
Kent Lyons,
Mieke Koehoorn
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3517
Subject(s) - medicine , certification , relative risk , occupational safety and health , poison control , injury prevention , confidence interval , cohort study , physical therapy , emergency medicine , risk assessment , computer security , pathology , political science , law , computer science
The aim of this study was to evaluate if safety certification reduces the risk of work injury among experienced manual tree-fallers.