Safety and health at the work place

Eurofound — European Foundation For The Improvement Of Living And Working Conditions

Description

Ireland
Working conditions

Sujets

• Labour law
• Occupational safety and health
• Stephen Ireland
• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: EUROFOUND-EUROPEAN-FOUNDATION-FOR-THE-IMPROVEMENT-OF-LIVING-AND-WORKING-CONDITIO
• Nombre de lectures: 12
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

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the improvement Ippífiig and working safety and health
at the work place
Ireland
EF/ 80/ Í5/EH :opyright of THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING
\ND WORKING CONDITIONS, 1980
:or rights of translation or reproduction, application should be made to
:he Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
:onditions, Loughlinstown House, Shankill, Co. Dublin, Ireland. PREFACE
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lis volume is one of aseriesofsurveys commissioned "by the European
rundat ion in Dublin concerningthestructure and functioning of theinsti—
liions responsible fortheimplementation of legislation on safetyandhealth
^otection at the work place in the nine member States.
ie purpose of these surveys was to obtain as much information as possible
ι current legislation, on the importance given to problems of safety and
îalth in collective bargaining, on various monitoring functions (such as
ie enforcement of health and safety laws, medical checks, and technical
ispection) and on measures aimed at fostering awareness of health and
ifety problems (through research, training and information).
ι addition, the research was aimed at identifying the socio­cultural factors
lich have contributed to changes in the institutions responsible for
iplementing the legislation and in the legislation itself.
ie research was carried out in two stages :
) A report was prepared in each'member State either by a research institute
or by individual experts to whom the Foundation had given the task of
conducting the survey.
) All the reports were then evaluated by representatives of Governments,
employers and workers, each of these three groups comparing the analysis
contained in the reports with the experience of its respective members.
If appropriate, the groups made proposals aimed at improving the situation.
Each group gave its opinion in the form of a written evaluation report.
lis method reflects the Foundation's interest in promoting a type of research
lich combines the researchers' approach to the problem with the practical
:perience of people active in the field of working conditions.
ie procedure followed in the study is reflected in the composition of this
>lume, which consists of: -2-
a synthesis written by the Foundation (this is a working document prepared
for the evaluation seminar);
the evaluation reports drawn up by the representatives of Governments,
unions and employers, based on working group sessions during a seminar
held in Dublin on 29 and 30 March 1979;
a study prepared by Mr. John Eustace on the structure and functioning
of the institutions responsible for safety and health at the work place
in Ireland.
lose interested in the other national studies currently available ( in the
■iginal language or in English translation) can obtain them from the
lundation.
.e European Foundation wishes to stress that the analyses and opinions
•ntained in the study reports are the sole responsibility of the institutes
■ individual experts who compiled them.