Worker Participation in Health and Safety Regulation : Lessons from Sweden

This paper is a comparative study of worker participation in occupational health and safety regulation in Sweden and Ontario,k Canada, based on research conducted in the late-1980s when worker militancy on the issue was strong in both jurisdictions. It examines differences in the extent of legal participation rights and emphasizes how differences in the social context in which the law operates influences the ability of workers to influence OHS outcomes at their workplaces