A system of safety management practices and worker engagement for reducing and preventing accidents: An empirical and theoretical investigation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-130

  Wachter, Jan K ^a   Yorio, Patrick L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Accident rates; Human performance; Safety management systems; Worker engagement

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ACCIDENT RATE; EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENTS; EMPLOYEE PERCEPTIONS; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; WORKER ENGAGEMENT;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENT RATES; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKER ENGAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENT RATES; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WORKER ENGAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84899418290     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.07.029     Document Type: Article

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