This article argues that while workplaces are safer today than they were 50 years ago, the degree to which this change is due to Canada’s occupational health and safety (ohs) system is unclear. Examining the literature and reflecting upon the authors’ own experiences with workplace safety, the article suggests that fundamental flaws embedded in the principles of the system undermine its effectiveness at keeping workers safe. Specifically, the premise of joint responsibility – which is given life in the internal responsibility system (irs) – appears to ignore the conflicting interests and unequal power relations that exist in Canadian workplaces. The circumstances that contributed to the historical effectiveness of the irs no longer exist, u...
Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the commu...
Occupational health and safety concerns, though not new, have only recently emerged as vital factors...
Cette étude fournit une synthèse des travaux effectués par des économistes sur le thème de la santé ...
Despite the comprehensiveness of neo-liberal restructuring in Canada, it has not proceeded uniformly...
In this article, the authors argue that workers' compensation policies in Canada should be made more...
After a decade of steady increase in the number of work accidents, the issue of health and safety at...
This article reconsiders the shift in Canada from an exclusively government-regulated occupational h...
The vast majority of workers in developed countries take for granted that going to work daily does n...
Government officials\u27 laxness in enforcing Occupational Health and Safety Act standards was excus...
The United States’ occupational safety and health enforcement system is breaking down. Klaff argues ...
Improving safety in the workplace takes more than good intentions. It requires all parts of the econ...
This Masters thesis in political science examines the recent introduction of voluntary compliance me...
Denis Harrison: Professional Risk Representation and Workers' Autonomy. The article examines the im...
Traditionally, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has been concerned with chemical, physical and b...
Although much research has examined the occupational health and safety (OHS) and workers’ compensati...
Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the commu...
Occupational health and safety concerns, though not new, have only recently emerged as vital factors...
Cette étude fournit une synthèse des travaux effectués par des économistes sur le thème de la santé ...
Despite the comprehensiveness of neo-liberal restructuring in Canada, it has not proceeded uniformly...
In this article, the authors argue that workers' compensation policies in Canada should be made more...
After a decade of steady increase in the number of work accidents, the issue of health and safety at...
This article reconsiders the shift in Canada from an exclusively government-regulated occupational h...
The vast majority of workers in developed countries take for granted that going to work daily does n...
Government officials\u27 laxness in enforcing Occupational Health and Safety Act standards was excus...
The United States’ occupational safety and health enforcement system is breaking down. Klaff argues ...
Improving safety in the workplace takes more than good intentions. It requires all parts of the econ...
This Masters thesis in political science examines the recent introduction of voluntary compliance me...
Denis Harrison: Professional Risk Representation and Workers' Autonomy. The article examines the im...
Traditionally, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has been concerned with chemical, physical and b...
Although much research has examined the occupational health and safety (OHS) and workers’ compensati...
Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the commu...
Occupational health and safety concerns, though not new, have only recently emerged as vital factors...
Cette étude fournit une synthèse des travaux effectués par des économistes sur le thème de la santé ...