Construction tools and equipment – their influence on accident causality

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-23

  Gibb, Alistair ^a   Hide, Sophie ^a   Haslam, Roger ^a   Gyi, Diane ^a   Pavitt, Trevor ^a   Atkinson, Sarah ^a   Duff, Roy ^a  

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Author keywords

Construction accident causality; Equipment; PPE; Tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993035328     PISSN: 17260531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17260530510815303     Document Type: Article

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