Safety performance improvement through culture change

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 83, Issue 4 B, 2005, Pages 324-330

  Fitzgerald, M K ^a  

^a ABB Limited UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Safety climate assessment; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

BEHAVIORAL SAFETY AUDITING SYSTEM (BSAS); CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; SAFETY CLIMATE ASSESSMENT; SAFETY CULTURE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 22944459876     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep.04381     Document Type: Article

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