Design, development, and deployment of a rapid universal safety and health system for construction

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Kleiner, Brian M ^a,b   Smith Jackson, Tonya L ^a,b   Mills, Thomas H ^a,c   O'Brien, Michael ^a,c   Haro, Elizabet ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c Burruss Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Construction industry; Disasters; Occupational health; Safety

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SYSTEM; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISASTERS; HEALTH CARE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 40849147426     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:4(273)     Document Type: Article

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