Understanding and defining OH&S competency for construction site positions: Worker perceptions

Safety Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 619-633

  Dingsdag, Donald P ^a   Biggs, Herbert C ^b   Sheahan, Vaughn L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Education; Occupational health and safety; Safety critical positions; Safety culture; Training

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SAFETY CRITICAL POSITIONS; SAFETY CULTURE;

SAFETY FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BUILDING INDUSTRY; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TRAINING;

EID: 42949173527     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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