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Near-Misses Reports in European and Asian Countries’ Construction Industry

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The term ‘near-miss’ refers to incidents that nearly lead to accidents but did not eventually. Studying near-miss reports is essential in preventing accidents; it is considered a necessary means to reduce the accidents and fatalities on the sites. In this chapter, we study near-miss reports in European and Asian countries.

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Li, R.Y.M. (2019). Near-Misses Reports in European and Asian Countries’ Construction Industry. In: Construction Safety Informatics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5761-9_5

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