The state of health and safety in the UK construction industry with a focus on plant operators

Structural Survey

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 78-87

  Edwards, D J ^a   Nicholas, J ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Construction industry; Health and safety; Psychometric tests; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078053     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800210433855     Document Type: Review

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