Perceived benefits of applying Pay for Safety Scheme (PFSS) in construction - A factor analysis approach

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 813-823

  Choi, Tracy N Y ^a   Chan, Daniel W M ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Benefits; Construction industry; Factor analysis; Hong Kong; Pay for Safety Scheme (PFSS)

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR; SURVEYS;

BENEFITS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS; HONG-KONG; INDUSTRIAL PRACTITIONERS; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PAY FOR SAFETY SCHEME (PFSS); QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; DANGER, RISK, SAFETY AND RELATED PHENOMENA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PAY FOR SAFETY SCHEME; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SAFETY THEORY; SAFETY TRAINING; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79955657620     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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