Hard work in soft regulation: A discussion of the social mechanisms in OHS management standards and possible dilemmas in the regulation of psychosocial work environment

Pernille Hohnen; Peter Hasle; Anne  Helbo Jespersen; Christian Uhrenholdt Madsen

Abstract

Certified occupational health and safety management (OHSM) systems have become a global instrument in the regulation of work environment. However, their actual impact on occupational health and safety – in particular on ‘softer’ psychosocial areas of the working environment – has been questioned. This has resulted in recent British attempts to develop publically available guidelines (PAS 1010) to be used together with OHSAS 18001 focusing specifically on psychosocial risk management. The paper discusses these attempts in light of recent sociological theories on the regulatory mechanisms in international standards, and concludes that the new guidelines only partially resolve prevailing inadequacies of OHSAS 18001.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	2014
Antal sider	8
Status	Udgivet - 2014
Begivenhed	11th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM); 46th Annual Nordic Ergonomics Society (NES) Conference: Ergonomic Challenges in the New Economy - DGI-Byen, Copenhagen, Danmark Varighed: 17 aug. 2014 → 20 aug. 2014 Konferencens nummer: 11 http://www.odam2014.org/

Konference

Konference	11th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM); 46th Annual Nordic Ergonomics Society (NES) Conference
Nummer	11
Lokation	DGI-Byen
Land/Område	Danmark
By	Copenhagen
Periode	17/08/2014 → 20/08/2014
Internetadresse	http://www.odam2014.org/

Emneord

certificering internationale standarder psykisk arbejdsmiljø

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Citationsformater

Hohnen, P., Hasle, P., Helbo Jespersen, A., & Madsen, C. U. (2014). Hard work in soft regulation: A discussion of the social mechanisms in OHS management standards and possible dilemmas in the regulation of psychosocial work environment. Abstract fra 11th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM); 46th Annual Nordic Ergonomics Society (NES) Conference, Copenhagen, Danmark. http://www.odam2014.org/

Hohnen, Pernille ; Hasle, Peter ; Helbo Jespersen, Anne et al. / Hard work in soft regulation : A discussion of the social mechanisms in OHS management standards and possible dilemmas in the regulation of psychosocial work environment. Abstract fra 11th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM); 46th Annual Nordic Ergonomics Society (NES) Conference, Copenhagen, Danmark.8 s.

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Hard work in soft regulation: A discussion of the social mechanisms in OHS management standards and possible dilemmas in the regulation of psychosocial work environment. / Hohnen, Pernille; Hasle, Peter; Helbo Jespersen, Anne et al.
2014. Abstract fra 11th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM); 46th Annual Nordic Ergonomics Society (NES) Conference, Copenhagen, Danmark.

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