The goal of the article is to present a case study in rail maintenance. This case study describes the consequences of an organizational change (the implementation of lean production) on health at work and absenteeism. This organizational change was followed by a surge of MSDS and absenteeism....

In the literature, sex is often presented as an individual determinant of sickness absence. A common finding is that women are absent from work more than men. In this article, we examine sex as a variable that can function as a surrogate for certain workplace determinants. Our study is based on...

A phenomenon clearly distinguishes men from women as regards work places: absenteeism. The current literature establishes as an unquestionable fact that women are more absent from work then men. To explain the discrepancies between men and women absenteeism rate, some researchers highlight...