The role of production and teamwork practices in construction safety: A cognitive model and an empirical case study

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-275

  Mitropoulos, Panagiotis 'Takis' ^a   Cupido, Gerardo ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident causation model; Cognitive engineering; Construction accidents; Framing; Production practices; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT CAUSATION MODEL; COGNITIVE ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS; FRAMING; PRODUCTION PRACTICES; TEAMWORK;

ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY;

RESEARCH;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LEADERSHIP; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70349382289     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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