Improving occupational safety: Using a trusted information source to communicate about risk

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-25

  Conchie, Stacey M ^a   Burns, Calvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Information source; Occupational risk; Trust; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL SITES; INFORMATION SOURCE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETIES; PROJECT MANAGERS; RISK BEHAVIOURS; SAFETY MANAGERS; TRUST; TRUSTWORTHINESS; UK CONSTRUCTIONS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 61449241784     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870802433749     Document Type: Article

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