Contributing factors in construction accidents

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 401-415

  Haslam, R A ^a   Hide, S A ^a   Gibb, A G F ^a   Gyi, D E ^a   Pavitt, T ^a   Atkinson, S ^a   Duff, A R ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident investigation; Injury prevention; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL;

ACCIDENT LOCATION; CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; ERGONOMIC SYSTEMS;

ERGONOMICS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DOCUMENTATION; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 18844458313     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.12.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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