The Power of Accidents

Inspectorates of the Health and Safety Executive are notified of work accidents ranging from minor to catastrophic, and investigate a subset of around 5 per cent with a view to possible enforcement action. Drawing on empirical data on the Factory, Agricultural, and Railway Inspectorates, we discuss how the social and psychological impact of accidents affects the work of safety inspectors. Reactive enforcement following accidents has important advantages over proactive enforcement, but responses to major accidents and disasters may consume extensive resources at the expense of other enforcement activity

Business · Enforcement · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Transport engineering · Work (physics) · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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