Measuring Perceptions of Workplace Safety: Development and Validation of the Work Safety Scale

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-161

  Hayes, Bob E ^a   Perander, Jill ^b   Smecko, Tara ^b   Trask, Jennifer ^b  

^a Res Qual Med Consult Netwk I   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coworker safety; Job safety; Management safety practices; Safety climate; Satisfaction with the safety program; Supervisor safety; Work safety scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008048917     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4375(98)00011-5     Document Type: Article

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