Organisational learning and continuous improvement of health and safety in certified manufacturers

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1030-1039

  Granerud, Researcher Lise ^a   Rocha, Robson Sø ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Certified OHSMS; Continuous improvement; OHS management; Organisational learning

Indexed keywords

CERTIFIED OHSMS; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; OHS MANAGEMENT; OHSAS 18001; ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING; QUALITATIVE STUDY; SUPPORT LEARNING;

INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; MANAGEMENT STYLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79958062178     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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