Im neuen ArbeitnehmerInnenschutzgesetz ist erstmals der oberste sicherheitstechnischeGrundsatz, wonach nur die erkannte Gefahr ausgeschaltet oder minimiert werdenkann, verankert. Die Arbeitgeber sind damit verpflichtet, mögliche bzw tatsächliche Gefahrenzu ermitteln und zu beurteilen.Die...

Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt PsychologInnen im ArbeitnehmerInnenschutzrecht ;diese sollten nach Meinung der Autoren den bereits bestehenden Präventivfachkräften - den Sicherheitsfachkräften und den ArbeitsmedizinerInnen - gleichgestellt als dritte Präventivfachkraft in das neue...

Flexicurity labour markets are characterised by flexible hiring/firing rules, generous socialsafety net, and active labour market policies. How can such labour markets cope with theconsequences of the Great Recession? Larger labour shedding is to be expected and thisstrains the social safety net...

About one in four workers challenges her dismissal in front of a labor court in France. Using adata set of individual labor disputes brought to French courts over the years 1996 to 2003,we examine the impact of labor court activity on labor market flows. First, we present asimple theoretical...

This thesis comprises three essays that study the impact of trade unions on occupational health and safety (OHS). The first essay proposes a theoretical model that highlights the crucial role that unions have played throughout history in making workplaces safer. Firms traditionally oppose better...

In almost all cases, the transport industry has adopted safety management systems (SMS) in response to a regulatory initiative. SMS vary dramatically across transport modes and jurisdictions - often because of the influence of different legacy regulatory programmes, and the attendant cultures....

This paper discusses obstacles faced in implementing SMS and uses concrete examples to show how to overcome them across all modes of transport (air, maritime, rail and road) in leading countries, particularly ITF member countries. The difficulties and problems in implementing SMS can originate...

System resilience is the ability for complex, dynamic-adaptive socio-technical systems to absorb and rebound from trauma or stress, and to avoid "jousting with dragons" where results are uncertain and often fatal. In a safety context, the term "dragons" originates from Professor David Woods at...

Since every Safety Management System (SMS) is intended to provide a framework by which an organisation manages risk, it is inevitable that accident investigators will take a close interest. The good investigator will always want to understand how the SMS was intended to control risk and how this...