The effect of habit as a behavioural response in risk reduction programmes

Safety Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 163-175

  Clarke, Sharon ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; RELIABILITY; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HABITUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; TRAIN DRIVERS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAILWAY EMPLOYEE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030086899     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-7535(96)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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