A cognitive analysis of why Chinese scaffolders do not use safety harnesses in construction

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 207-222

  Zhang, Mengchun ^a   Fang, Dongping ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; cognitive model; safety harness; scaffolder; theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COGNITIVE MODEL; SAFETY HARNESS; SCAFFOLDER; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL; SURVEYS;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

COGNITION; CONSTRUCTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHINA;

HARNESS;

EID: 84874768640     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2013.764000     Document Type: Article

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