Working environment committees: stretched between strategy and participation

Vibeke Kristine Scheller; Agnete Meldgaard Hansen; Klaus T. Nielsen

Working environment committees: stretched between strategy and participation

Vibeke Kristine Scheller, Agnete Meldgaard Hansen, Klaus T. Nielsen

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Abstract

In Denmark, a new Working Environment Act was passed in 2010. The assumptions behind the act are that increased flexibility in the organization of OHS work will: 1) enable a more systematic approach, 2) elevate OHS issues to a strategic level within the company, and 3) integrate these concerns in other key business processes. In this paper we examine the validity of these assumptions through a number of qualitative case studies. We discuss whether flexibility, systematization, and strategy lead to better OHS discussions and practices within the case companies.

Original language	English
Publication date	18 Aug 2014
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - 18 Aug 2014
Event	Human Factors In Organizational Design And Management – Xi Nordic Ergonomics Society Annual Conference – 46 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 18 Aug 2014 → 20 Aug 2014 Conference number: 11

Conference

Conference	Human Factors In Organizational Design And Management – Xi Nordic Ergonomics Society Annual Conference – 46
Number	11
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	18/08/2014 → 20/08/2014

Keywords

Legislation
OHS Committee
psychosocial work environment
Democracy
proximity

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2014. Paper presented at Human Factors In Organizational Design And Management – Xi Nordic Ergonomics Society Annual Conference – 46, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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