Comparative study on the perception of construction safety risks in China and Australia

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 620-627

  Zou, Patrick X W ^a,b   Zhang, Guomin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; China; Compensation; Construction management; Labor relations; Risk management; Safety

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHINA; COMPENSATION; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; LABOR RELATIONS; SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FIREPROOFING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 67650091791     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000019     Document Type: Article

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