A cognitive model of construction workers' unsafe behaviors

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Fang, Dongping ^a   Zhao, Chen ^a   Zhang, Mengchun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive model; Construction workers; Labor and personnel issues; Safety management; Unsafe behaviors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HAZARDS;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE MODEL; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; PERSONNEL ISSUES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNSAFE BEHAVIORS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84982297863     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001118     Document Type: Article

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