Factors contributing to the differences in work related injury rates between Danish and Swedish construction workers

Safety Science

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 517-530

  Spangenberg, Søren ^a   Baarts, Charlotte ^a   Dyreborg, Johnny ^a   Jensen, Lars ^a   Kines, Pete ^a   Mikkelsen, Kim L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

resund Link; Construction industry; Injury risk factors; International comparison; Lost time injuries

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RISKS;

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WORKER;

EID: 0037963227     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(02)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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