Health and safety management system audit reliability pilot project

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 785-791

  Dyjack, D T ^a   Redinger, C F ^b   Ridge, R S ^c  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Redinger and Associates Inc   (United States)

^c Ridge and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit; Management programs; Management systems; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY;

EID: 0346121345     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984873     Document Type: Article

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