Health and safety management in developing countries: A study of construction SMEs in Ghana

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1159-1169

  Kheni, Nongiba A ^a   Dainty, Andy R J ^a   Gibb, Alistair ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health and safety; SMEs; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; SURVEYS;

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS; DIFFERENT SIZES; HEALTH AND SAFETIES; HEALTH AND SAFETY; POSITIVE CHANGES; RESPONSE RATES; SMES;

HEALTH;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FIRM SIZE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 57449117260     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190802459916     Document Type: Article

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