Factors influencing the risk of falls in the constructionindustry: A review of the evidence

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 397-416

  Hu, Kun ^a   Rahmandad, Hazhir ^a   Smith Jackson, Tonya ^b   Winchester, Woodrow ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Accident causes; Causal map; Literature synthesis methods; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT CAUSE; CAUSAL MAP; CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURE; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; ENGINEERING CONTROLS; FATAL INJURY; LITERATURE SYNTHESIS METHODS; META-ANALYSIS; NON-FATAL; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SYNTHESIS METHOD;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RESEARCH; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

HEALTH RISKS;

ACCIDENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN METHOD; SAFETY;

EID: 79958089948     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2011.558104     Document Type: Article

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