Corporate cost of occupational accidents: An activity-based analysis

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-182

  Rikhardsson, Pall M ^a   Impgaard, Martin ^b  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b Learnig Lab   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accident cost; Activity based costing; Corporate cost; Occupational accidents; SACA

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COSTS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR;

OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS; SYSTEMATIC ACCIDENT COST ANALYSIS (SACA);

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; COST; DENMARK; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENMARK; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0344897729     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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