Risk perception and construction safety

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 159, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 51-56

  MacDonald, Gordon ^a  

^a CDM SMITH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health safety; Risk probability analysis; Safety hazards

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECISION MAKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TEACHING;

HEALTH & SAFETY; RISK & PROBABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY & HAZARDS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECISION MAKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; TEACHING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; LEGISLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 33750734271     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.2006.159.2.51     Document Type: Review

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