Representation and consultation on health and safety in chemicals: An exploration of limits to the preferred model

Employee Relations

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 230-254

  Walters, David ^a   Nichols, Theo ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health and safety; Industrial relations; Trade unions; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646722458     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450610661225     Document Type: Article

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