Societal influences on safety culture in the construction industry

Construction Safety Management Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 14-48

  Peckitt, S J ^a   Glendon, A I ^a   Booth, R T ^a  

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203493960     Document Type: Chapter

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