Fatal and major construction accidents: A comparison between Scotland and the rest of Great Britain

Safety Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 692-708

  Cameron, Iain ^a   Hare, Billy ^a   Davies, Rhys ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Reporting Office for National Statistics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident rates; International comparison; Occupation; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENT RATES; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PLANT OPERATORS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; EMPLOYMENT; ENGINEERING; FATALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 42949157814     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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