The regulation of work health and safety

Bluff, Elizabeth

doi:10.22459/rt.02.2017.35

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“…Bluff [] refers to competing theory of firm behavior to explain why general deterrence may not be effective. For it to be effective, firms would need to be rational, long‐run optimizers, and knowledgeable about the probability and the financial implications of being inspected, whereas in reality, firms may have bounded rationality and have limited capacity to process information.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Clearly, more research is needed on the relationship between intermediate and final outcomes. In fact, Bluff [] emphasizes the importance of better understanding of motivations, attitude, perceptions, and skills in order to determine how particular strategies, mechanisms, and approaches can best be used to achieve compliance and ultimately better final outcomes. A recent review by Safe Work Australia [] also attempts to address issue of how and why interventions work.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other literature review studies on the topic of OHS regulation were also scanned. This latter category included a review by Bluff [] and a Cochrane collaboration review by Mischke et al [].…”

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“…OHS policy levers (i.e., the specific means used to promote compliance) used by regulatory authorities include a variety of approaches such as administrative monetary penalties, prosecutions, orders to comply, injunctions, inspections and audits, and consultations. For regulations to be effective, it is critical that they address key health and safety risks that are amendable by workplace parties, are clearly communicated to organizations, are enforceable by regulators, and create incentives for compliance [Mendeloff, ; Scholz and Gray, ; Shapiro and Rabinowitz, ; Baggs et al, ; Wright and Genna, ; Bluff, ; Safe Work Australia, ].…”

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“…While earlier studies reviewed parts of this diverse literature [e.g., Kralj, ; Mendeloff, ], Tompa et al [] was the first to use a structured approach to identifying, evaluating, and synthesizing the evidence base. More recent reviews have complemented these evidence syntheses by considering the literature on the socio‐psychological factors of stakeholders that bear on their ability to address OHS issues [Bluff, ], and others have focused on why some regulatory efforts are successful while others are not [Safe Work Australia, ].…”

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A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety regulatory enforcement

Tompa

Kalcevich

Foley

et al. 2016

American J Industrial Med

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There is strong evidence that several OHS policy levers are effective in terms of reducing injuries and/or increasing compliance with legislation. This study adds to the evidence on OHS regulatory effectiveness from an earlier review. In addition to new evidence supporting previous study findings, it included new categories of evidence-compliance as an outcome, nature of enforcement, awareness campaigns, and smoke-free workplace legislation. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:919-933, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety regulatory enforcement

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Kalcevich

Foley

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American J Industrial Med

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Patient safety awareness, knowledge and attitude about fire risk assessment during time‐out among perioperative nurses in Korea

2022

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With the recent advances in surgery due to developments in medicine, science and technology, the use of complex and enhanced equipment has improved patient care and safety. However, the use of excess anaesthetic gas, radiation, electrical and electronic equipment in the operating room, and the risk of infection and drug addiction are increasing, threatening the safety of patients and perioperative healthcare workers (Hey & Turner, 2016;Edozien, 2005). Therefore, it is ideal that perioperative nurses be sensitive to environmental factors along with awareness of patient safety and carry out preventive activities by acquiring updated knowledge of patient safety risk factors.Concerning patients' safety, risk assessment behaviours and accident types have been identified by looking at human factors (e.g. communication and behaviour according to the patient's situation; Carbral

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Australian work health and safety policy for the regulation of psychosocial risks: perspectives from key informants

Potter

O’Keeffe

Leka

et al. 2019

Policy and Practice in Health and Safety

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The regulation of psychosocial hazards and risks, for the protection of psychological health, is a highly debated issue within work health and safety (WHS). Increasing work-related psychological illness and injury, alongside growing academic evidence and community awareness, has fuelled the need to better prevent and regulate psychosocial hazards and risks. Research must clarify challenges and improvements to policy and practice from stakeholder perspectives. We conduct a qualitative interview-based investigation with 25 informed participants on the effectiveness of Australian WHS policies for the psychosocial risk regulation. Participants are active in diverse roles including policy development, program implementation, industry advice, and psychosocial risk inspection. Inductive analysis revealed divergent viewpoints that are categorised into three broad themes: (1) scant specificity in the current regulatory WHS policy framework, (2) compliance complexities, and (3) the role of regulators in action. Tension points also emerged between these themes and sub-themes, including: (a) how psychosocial risks should be addressed in legislation, (b) how to establish compliance, and (c) the role of the regulator in evaluating compliance, and facilitating education and better practice. Future research must continue to disseminate knowledge from WHS informants to guide better practice.Researchers should investigate organisational barriers that hinder WHS psychosocial risk regulation.

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The regulation of work health and safety

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety regulatory enforcement

A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety regulatory enforcement

Patient safety awareness, knowledge and attitude about fire risk assessment during time‐out among perioperative nurses in Korea

Australian work health and safety policy for the regulation of psychosocial risks: perspectives from key informants

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