Deterrence and OHS prosecutions: Prosecuted employers' responses

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 25, Issue 4 SPECIAL ISSUE, 2009, Pages 263-276

  Schofield, T ^a   Reeve, B ^a   McCallum, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deterrence; OHS; Prosecution; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349099681     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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