Spatial analysis of construction accidents in Kampala, Uganda

Safety Science

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-120

  Irumba, Richard ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident; Construction industry; Regression modeling; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; ORDINARY LEAST SQUARES REGRESSIONS; REGRESSION MODEL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL REGRESSION MODEL; SPATIAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; UGANDA; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84890853151     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.11.024     Document Type: Article

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