Prevention through design: The effect of European Directives on construction workplace accidents

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-258

  Martínez Aires, Ma Dolores ^a   Rubio Gámez, Ma Carmen ^a   Gibb, Alistair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Directive 92 57 EEC; European Union; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RATE; COMMON LAW; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DIRECTIVE 92/57/EEC; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; EUROPEAN UNION; FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; HEALTH REQUIREMENTS; INCIDENCE RATE; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; IS IMPACTS; MEMBER COUNTRIES; MOBILE CONSTRUCTION; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; WORKPLACE CONDITIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISKS;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INCIDENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 70450222914     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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