The role of behavioral factors on safety management in underground mines

Safety Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-471

  Paul, P S ^a   Maiti, J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Behavioral factors; Mine safety management; Occupational injury; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA ACQUISITION; MINES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SAFETY FACTOR; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

BEHAVIORAL FACTORS; MINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINER; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STUDENT T TEST; TRAINING;

EID: 33846807699     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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