Workers in remote areas: case-studies on the petroleum, mining and forestry industries (January 1998)

Mark. Shrimpton, Keith. J. Storey and Wiking. Husberg

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Contains two case studies which examine the occupational safety and health issues associated with remote work. The first study covers the petroleum and mining industries, and focuses on the increasing use of long-distance commuting.

Keywords: hazardous work; occupational safety; occupational health; petroleum industry.; mining; forestry; miner; petroleum worker; commuting; offshore installation; work environment; work organization; protective equipment; vocational training.; welfare facilities; occupational accident; occupational injury; case study; statistical table; travail dangereux; sécurité du travail; santé au travail; industrie pétrolière; industrie minière; sylviculture; mineur; travailleur du pétrole; trajet domicile-travail; installations en mer; milieu de travail; organisation du travail; équipement de protection; formation professionnelle; services sociaux pour les travailleurs; accident du travail; lésion professionnelle; étude de cas; tableau statistique; trabajo peligroso; seguridad en el trabajo; salud en el trabajo; industria del petróleo; explotación minera; silvicultura; minero; trabajador del petróleo; trayecto al trabajo; instalaciones en el mar; ambiente de trabajo; organización del trabajo; equipo de protección; formación profesional; servicios sociales para los trabajadores; accidente de trabajo; lesión profesional; estudio de casos; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 85 pages
Date: 1998
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