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UK construction safety: a zero paradox?

The zero accident mantra has become embedded within the safety discourse of large UK construction organisations. A critique has emerged around this phenomenon and its alignment with outmoded ‘Safety I’ thinking, a consequence of the dominant focus on accident causality. But the extent to which zero-...

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Main Authors:	F. Sherratt, Andrew Dainty
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified Construction industry Safety United Kingdom Zero paradox Zero Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified Law
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/24551
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