Norwegian workforce involvement in safety offshore: Regulatory framework and participants’ perspectives

Employee Relations

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 486-499

  Hart, Susan M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employees; Norway; Offshore arrangements; Oil industry; Regulations; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146048     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450210443267     Document Type: Article

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