Towards a better reliability of risk assessment: Development of a qualitative & quantitative risk evaluation model (Q 2REM) for different trades of construction works in Hong Kong

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-184

  Fung, Ivan W H ^a   Lo, Tommy Y ^a   Tung, Karen C F ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT CAUSE; ACCIDENT DATA; ACCIDENT RATE; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; DECISION MAKERS; HONG-KONG; INTER-RELATIONSHIPS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; PERCEPTIONS OF RISKS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PROJECT LEVELS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE RISK EVALUATIONS; RISK EVALUATION; RISK LEVELS; SAFETY AND RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SAFETY PROFESSIONALS; SAFETY RISKS; SAFETY TRAINING; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; DELPHI STUDY; EVALUATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ATTITUDE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861856185     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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