Waiting for safety: Responses by young Canadian workers to unsafe work

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-110

  Tucker, Sean ^a   Turner, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

occupational safety; voice; young workers

Indexed keywords

HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM; INJURY PREVENTION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SAFETY CONCERNS; SOCIAL MARKETINGS; THROUGH THE LENS; WORKPLACE SAFETY; YOUNG WORKERS;

CURRICULA; HAZARDS; MARKETING; SPEECH;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CANADA; COMMUNICATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); WORKPLACE;

EID: 84878090878     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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