The role of safe work method statements in the Australian construction industry

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 210-220

  Borys, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction safety; Safe work method statements; Safety rules; Work as imagined; Work as performed

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENTS; SAFETY RULES; WORK AS IMAGINED; WORK AS PERFORMED;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MANAGER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP; WORKER; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 82455212300     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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