Improving safety culture through the health and safety organization: A case study

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 7-17

  Nielsen, Kent J ^a  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Industrial plant; Intervention

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

COMPLEXITY THEORY; DOUBLE-LOOP LEARNING; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES; INTERACTION PATTERN; INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHES; INTERVENTION; SAFETY PERFORMANCE;

RESEARCH;

ARTICLE; COMPLEXITY THEORY; DENMARK; FACTORY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTERVENTION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD; SYSTEMS THEORY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

COMPLEXITY THEORY; INDUSTRIAL PLANT; INTERVENTION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DENMARK; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84896498854     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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