Empirical study to investigate the difficulties of implementing safety practices in the repair and maintenance sector in Hong Kong

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 877-884

  Hon, Carol K H ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^a   Yam, Michael C H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accidents; Construction industry; Hong Kong; Injuries; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MAINTENANCE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; REPAIR; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS; HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS; HONG-KONG; INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 84876263408     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000497     Document Type: Article

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