Work inspections as a control mechanism for mitigating work accidents in Europe

 

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Autoři: Lafuente, Esteban, Daza, Viviana
Médium: artículo original
Stav:Versión publicada
Datum vydání:2020
Popis: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.
Země:Portal de Revistas TEC
Instituce:Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas TEC
Jazyk:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/4953
On-line přístup:https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_empresarial/article/view/4953
Klíčové slovo:Tasa de accidentes laborales
ciclo económico
controles de seguridad laboral
inspecciones laborales
Europa
Work accidents rate
economic cycle
work safety controls
work inspections
Europe