Safety climate in a broad context - What is it, how does it work, and can it be managed?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 5, 2008, Pages 5-8

  Törner, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Occupational safety; Organizational climate; Safety behavior; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; OCCUPATION; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 48049107158     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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