Effect of occupational health and safety management system on work-related accident rate and differences of occupational health and safety management system awareness between managers in South Korea's construction industry

Safety and Health at Work

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 201-209

  Yoon, Seok J ^a   Lin, Hsing K ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Yi, Shinjea ^b   Choi, Jeawook ^c   Rui, Zhenhua ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Independent Project Analysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

accident rate; benefit of occupational health and safety management system; construction health and safety; occupational health and safety management system; work related victims

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84891371517     PISSN: 20937911     EISSN: 20937997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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