title: A software for the description of workplaces in the PRS system.
abstract: Workplace description is an operation indispensable for the identification of professional risks and, in fulfillment of that objective, can best be accomplished by listing the constituent tasks associated with each job. This article presents a software in Visual-Basic to be run on a portable micro-computer, which facilitates this process according to these aims. The occupational physician and safety engineer can make good use of the exposure database resulting from the application of this program. Job histories are built automatically, while workers with similar exposures are grouped together and job-exposure matrices are elaborated. This information, computerized, sorted and re-assembled, can then be used effectively for studies in the field of occupational epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: INSERM Unité 420, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France. jmmartin@u420.nancy.inserm.fr
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dartois
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bontoux-Frank
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ricour
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pariset
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robaux
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giampietro
mesh_terms: D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012984:Software