The effectiveness of the occupational health and safety (OH&S) inspectorate in South African construction

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2008 - Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 1113-1121

  Geminiani, F L ^a   Smallwood, J J ^a   Van Wyk, J J ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Construction; Health and safety; Inspectorate

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONTRACTORS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; INSPECTORATE; MODEL FRAMEWORK; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; PROJECT MANAGERS; REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84861128156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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