Health and safety management practices of small subcontractors

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2005 - Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 105-114

  Kheni, Nongiba A ^a   Dainty, Andrew R J ^a   Gibb, Alistair G F ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health and safety management practices; Research methodology; Research paradigm; Small and medium sized businesses; Small subcontractors

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION TOOL; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVES; MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; SMALL FIRM; SMALL SUBCONTRACTORS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84861021311     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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