Measuring and modelling safety communication in small work crews in the US using social network analysis

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 568-579

  Alsamadani, Rayyan ^a   Hallowell, Matthew ^a   Javernick Will, Amy Nicole ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; Safety; site operations; social network analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION PATTERN; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION CREWS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; OPEN COMMUNICATION; SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SITE OPERATIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MODELING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884231363     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2012.685486     Document Type: Article

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