Safety walkarounds predict injury risk and reduce injury rates in the construction industry

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 601-607

  Mikkelsen, K L ^a,b   Spangenberg, S ^a   Kines, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cox regression survival model; Denmark; Responsibility for safety; Safe Workplace; Safety observation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; DENMARK; HUMAN; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DENMARK; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WALKING; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77952724742     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20803     Document Type: Article

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