Maintenance skills training of UK construction plant operatives: A pilot survey

Structural Survey

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-30

  Cabahug, Ruel R ^a   Edwards, David J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Maintenance; Plant and machinery; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746385747     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800210426231     Document Type: Review

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