Work at height fatalities in the repair, maintenance, alteration, and addition works

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 527-535

  Chan, Albert P C ^a   Wong, Francis K W ^a   Chan, Daniel W M ^a   Yam, Michael C H ^a   Kwok, Albert W K ^a   Lam, Edmond W M ^a   Cheung, Esther ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Fatalities; Hong Kong; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADDITION REACTIONS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISASTERS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRY; MAINTENANCE; MICROFLUIDICS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REPAIR; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICS;

CASE STUDIES; CENTURY (CO); COMMON FACTORS; FALL FROM HEIGHT; FATAL ACCIDENTS; HONG KONG; HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (HKSAR); INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS; SAFETY PERFORMANCES;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 45749129039     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:7(527)     Document Type: Article

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