An investigation of management's commitment to construction safety

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-174

  Abudayyeh, Osama ^a   Fredericks, Tycho K ^b   Butt, Steven E ^b   Shaar, Areen ^a  

^a Parkview Campus   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction safety; Occupational safety; Safety analysis; Safety programs

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION; CORRELATION METHODS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; CONSTRUCTION-RELATED INJURIES; MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SAFETY PROGRAMS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 32644456670     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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