The case for health and safety

"In recent years there has been a growing belief that the workplace is a much safer place than it was, most workers are at little risk, and that as a result much of the regulation that we have is unnecessary. It is this perception that has, in part, led to a growing tendency to dismiss health a...

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Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: London 2010
TUC
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183086124919012689-The-case-for-health-and-safety.htm
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description "In recent years there has been a growing belief that the workplace is a much safer place than it was, most workers are at little risk, and that as a result much of the regulation that we have is unnecessary. It is this perception that has, in part, led to a growing tendency to dismiss health and safety as being about only factories and mines and which has fed calls for regulations, or enforcement, to be reduced."
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physical 12 p.
Paper
publishDate 2010
publisher London
TUC
spellingShingle case law
control and regulation
cost benefit analysis
judicial decision
occupational accidents
occupational disease
occupational safety and health
risk assessment
trade union document
The case for health and safety
title The case for health and safety
topic case law
control and regulation
cost benefit analysis
judicial decision
occupational accidents
occupational disease
occupational safety and health
risk assessment
trade union document
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183086124919012689-The-case-for-health-and-safety.htm