Off the rails: Factors affecting track worker safety in the rail industry

Employee Relations

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-272

  Baldry, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Privatization; Rail safety; Railways; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646739084     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450610661234     Document Type: Article

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