Construction safety performance in the United Arab Emirates

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-212

  Al Kaabi, Noura ^a   Hadipriono, Fabian C ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; Construction accident; Construction safety; International Construction; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84860823870     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: 10290249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1028660031000081536     Document Type: Article

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