A behavior based safety approach at a Kuwait research institution

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-206

  Al Hemoud, Ali M ^a   Al Asfoor, May M ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Behavior based safety; Kuwait; Office employees; Research

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH;

BEHAVIOR BASED SAFETY; KUWAIT; OFFICE EMPLOYEES; SAFETY PROCESS;

SECURITY SYSTEMS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646705443     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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