Australian health and safety inspectors' perceptions and actions in relation to changed work arrangements

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 557-573

  Quinlan, Michael ^a   Johnstone, Richard ^b   McNamara, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Changed work arrangements; Contingent work; Inspectors; Legislation; Occupational health and safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449579171     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185609339519     Document Type: Article

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