The structure of employee attitudes to safety: A european example

Work and Stress

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 93-106

  Cox, Sue ^a   Cox, Tom ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attituder to safety; Factor analysis; Safety; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYEE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MANAGER; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; PHILOSOPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY; SAFETY; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0025908532     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379108257007     Document Type: Article

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