Analysis of construction equipment safety in temporary work at height

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-14

  Rubio Romero, J C ^a   Rubio, M C ^b   Garcia Hernandez C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Construction; Equipment; Occupational health and safety; Scaffolding; Work at height

Indexed keywords

BUILDING SITES; CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; EUROPEAN STANDARDS; EUROPEAN UNION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH STUDIES; SAFETY LEVEL; SCAFFOLDING; SERIOUS INJURIES; WORK AT HEIGHT; WORK SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARDIZATION;

SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84872744747     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000567     Document Type: Article

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