Weighing the pig never made it heavier: Auditing OHS, social auditing as verification of process in Australia

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1014-1021

  Blewett, Verna ^a   O'Keeffe, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Audit failure; OHS audit; OHS management systems; Social audit

Indexed keywords

AUDIT; AUDIT FAILURE; OHS AUDIT; OHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SOCIAL AUDIT;

FINANCE; HEALTH RISKS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESPONSIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79958052125     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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