Safety implications of low-English proficiency among migrant construction site operatives

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 446-452

  Trajkovski, Stephan ^a   Loosemore, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction operatives; Cultural diversity; Language; Migrants; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIVES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; LANGUAGE DIVERSITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY POLICIES; SAFETY RISKS; WORKPLACE HAZARDS;

LINGUISTICS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISK; LANGUAGE; MIGRANT WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAFETY;

EID: 33745187841     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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