Relationship between construction safety signs and symbols recognition and characteristics of construction personnel

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 745-753

  Tam, C M ^a   Fung, Ivan W H ^a   Yeung, Thomas C L ^a   Tung, Karen C F ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction; Personnel; Recognition; Safety; Signs; Symbols

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL;

SAFETY PROMOTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; SAFETY;

EID: 0344984322     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000056171     Document Type: Article

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