Meanings of risk control in occupational health and safety among employers and employees

Safety Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 141-154

  Holmes, N ^a   Gifford, S M ^b   Triggs, T J ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL;

ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTENT ANALYSIS; RISK CONTROL;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032052167     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(97)00078-7     Document Type: Article

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