The Safe Performance Approach to Preventing Job-Related Illness and Injury

Handbook of Organizational Performance: Behavior Analysis and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 277-302

  Sulzer Azaroff, Beth ^a   McCann, Kathleen Blake ^b   Harris, Todd C ^c,d  

^a Novatek Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^b Liberty Mutual Insurance Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d Continuous Learning Group Inc ^*  (United States)

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EID: 85138859943     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203048184-18     Document Type: Chapter

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