Fostering safe work behaviour in workers at construction sites

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 410-422

  Teo, Evelyn Ai Lin ^a   Ling, Florence Yean Yng ^a   Ong, Derrick Sern Yau ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Accidents; Construction industry; Employees; Health and safety; Motivation (psychology); Singapore

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH CARE; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; MOTIVATION (PSYCHOLOGY); SINGAPORE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 23444458074     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980510608848     Document Type: Article

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