Work inspections as a control mechanism for mitigating work accidents in Europe
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Estat: | Versión publicada |
| Data de publicació: | 2020 |
| Descripció: | This study analyzes the relationship between work inspections—which are a relevant control mechanism of countries’ safety function—and the rate of work accidents in Europe. The empirical application is based on fixed-effects regression models on a sample of 24 European countries for the period 2008-2015. The results confirm the pro-cyclical relationship between the rate of work accidents and economic activity (GDP) among the sampled countries. Additionally, the findings reveal that work inspections are an important control mechanism that significantly contributes to alleviate the rate of work accidents. In line with increased awareness of occupational health and safety (OHS) as a relevant dimension of territories’ productive structures, policy implications and future research avenues are discussed. |
| Pais: | Portal de Revistas TEC |
| Institution: | Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas TEC |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/4953 |
| Accés en línia: | https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_empresarial/article/view/4953 |
| Paraula clau: | Tasa de accidentes laborales ciclo económico controles de seguridad laboral inspecciones laborales Europa Work accidents rate economic cycle work safety controls work inspections Europe |