Dealing with SMEs as a whole in OHS issues: Warnings from empirical evidence

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 729-733

  Micheli, Guido J L ^a   Cagno, Enrico ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Data analysis; OHS; SME

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA SOURCE; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES;

ACCIDENTS; DATA HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

INDUSTRY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ITALY; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 77951093268     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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