Safety climate improvement: Case study in a chinese construction company

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-95

  Zhou, Quan ^a   Fang, Dongping ^a   Mohamed, Sherif ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Exploratory factor analysis (EFA); Management commitment; Safety attitude; Safety climate; Safety regulations; Safety training

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; SAFETY ATTITUDE; SAFETY CLIMATE; SAFETY REGULATIONS; SAFETY TRAINING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

SAFETY FACTOR;

EID: 78650315411     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000241     Document Type: Article

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