Global construction health and safety - What works, what does not, and why?

Citation

Watterson A (2007) Global construction health and safety - What works, what does not, and why?. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 13 (1), pp. 1-4.

Abstract
The marginalization of construction workers makes them especially vulnerable in terms of poor occupational health and safety standards and lax enforcement, with resulting disabilities. A sound research base is needed to rectify this situation. Efforts to raise awareness of construction hazards and ameliorate them are described.

Keywords
Awareness; CONSTRUCTION; DISABILITIES; Disability; Health; health and safety; Research; Safety; SITUATION; STANDARDS; TERMS; work

Journal
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health: Volume 13, Issue 1