The labour process and workplace injuries in the Canadian meat packing industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12926346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joel Novek (University of Winnipeg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-37 |
| Publication date | 1992-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1992.tb02423.x |
| OpenAlex | W2046116059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Il est nécessaire, pour s'assurer de la productivité, de maintenir un niveau satisfaisant de la santé de travail, et même les ressources, dévouées à la sécurité industrielle, peuvent réduire les bénéfices., Cette contradiction est évidente dans l'abattage et la transformation de viande au Canada qui est caractérisée dans les années récentes par un décroissement d'emploi et de salaire, mais il se passe aussi un accroissement du rendement et des blessures du travail. La relation entre l'organisation du travail et les blessures industrielles est examinée dans une étude de deux abattoires, Usine A et Usine B. Chez Usine A, l'augmentation de l'organisation du travail correpond aux blessures industrielles tandis que Usine B était beaucoup plus équilibré. Une solution du problème de la santé du travail chez Usine A est difficile à obtenir à cause des intérêts contradictoires entre les ouvriers et l'administration. The problem of occupational health is rooted in the fact that a satisfactory level of occupational health is necessary to maintain productivity in an industrial society and yet resources devoted to workplace health and safety can detract from profitability. This contradictory situation is evident in the Canadian meat packing industry which in recent years has experienced declining relative wage and employment levels and an intensified labour process along with a concomitant increase in workplace injuries. The relationship between the labour process and occupational injuries is explored in case studies of two packinghouses, Plant A and Plant B. In Plant A an intensified labour process went hand in hand with a rising rate of workplace injuries, whereas in Plant R the organization of work and the rate of workplace injuries showed a more stable pattern. A soIution to the occupational health problem at Plant A has so far proved elusive due to the contradictory interests of labour and management
Art · Ethnology · Humanities · Political science · Sociology · Occupational Health and Safety Research
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2013 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |