Occupational risk assessment in construction industry - Overview and reflection

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 616-624

  Pinto, Abel ^a   Nunes, Isabel L ^a   Ribeiro, Rita A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNINOVA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Fuzzy sets; Occupational risk assessment; Safety

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; DESIGN STAGE; SAFETY; SAFETY LEVEL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SAFETY PROGRAMS; SETS APPROACH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BUILDING INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; FUZZY SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952193922     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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