Cost-effectiveness of construction safety programme elements

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-34

  Hallowell, Matthew ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk management; Safety

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; COST DATA; INCIDENT RATES; INJURY RATE; LEAST COST; PROJECT SCOPE; RECORDKEEPING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGERS; UPPER MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COSTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SUBCONTRACTING;

EID: 77950941673     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903460706     Document Type: Article

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