The fragmentation of previously integrated systems of production and service delivery has been an important feature of organisational restructuring over the last three decades. This article highlights the adverse implications of this development for the health and safety of workers, examines the...

The growing practice of outsourcing within many industrialized countries has placed increasing pressure on occupational health and safety (OHS) regulatory regimes and the agencies that administer them. After briefly identifying how outsourcing/subcontracting can undermine OHS, the paper analyzes...