From a unidimensional to a bidimensional concept and measurement of workers' safety behavior

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-299

  Marchand, Alain ^a   Simard, Marcel ^a   Carpentier Roy, Marie Claire ^a   Ouellet, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compliance; Concept; Factor analysis; Manufacturing; Measurement; Reliability; Safety initiative; Safety rules; Worker behavior

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKER;

EID: 0031717553     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.323     Document Type: Article

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