Construction work practices and conditions improved after 2-years’ participation in the home safe pilot program

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 346-351

  Gilkey, David P ^a   Hautaluoma, Jacob E ^a   Ahmed, Taslim P ^a   Keefe, Thomas J ^a   Herron, Robert E ^a   Bigelow, Philip L ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit scores; Home Safe pilot program; Residential construction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COHORT STUDIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORK;

EID: 0042233530     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984826     Document Type: Article

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