Stop in the name of safety- The right of the safety representative to halt dangerous work

Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications - Proceedings of the Joint ESREL and SRA-Europe Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 3047-3054

  Forseth, U ^a   Torvatn, H ^a   Andersen, T Kvemberg ^a  

^a SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL RISKS; LEGAL SYSTEM; PROBLEM SOLVERS; SAFETY CULTURE; WORKING LIFE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79952320646     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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