Open AccessREGULATORY PRACTICES FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK*
Author(s) -
Refshauge Chloë
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
community health studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 0314-9021
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1984.tb00519.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , context (archaeology) , hazard , promotion (chess) , occupational safety and health , politics , safety standards , process (computing) , business , public relations , political science , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , computer science , geography , law , mechanical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , archaeology , reliability engineering , operating system
This paper discusses the proposed Institute's role in regulatory practices geared to the protection and promotion of health within the economic and political context of the working environment. Standards, until recently, have been construed narrowly in terms of hazard exposures. Here I treat standards as an integral part of the regulatory process.