Safety management in construction: Best practices in Hong Kong

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-32

  Choudhry, Rafiq M ^a,b   Fang, Dongping ^b   Ahmed, Syed M ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contractors; Hong Kong; Occupational health; Safety

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; CONSTRUCTION SITES; SAFETY TRAINING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH RISKS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS;

SAFETY FACTOR;

EID: 37249017973     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2008)134:1(20)     Document Type: Article

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