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041	0		_aeng
050	0	4	_a344.0465
100	1		_aWalters, David
245	0	4	_aThe role and effectiveness of safety representatives in influencing workplace health and safety
260			_aSudbury _bHSE _c2005
350			_a30 00
490		0	_aHSE Research Report _v363
520			_aPresents a review of both the qualitative and quantitative evidence for the link between worker representation and consultation and effective health and safety management. Through a review of previous studies and of detailed case studies of the chemical and construction industries, it concludes that joint arrangements, through which workers are represented and consulted on health and safety, are likely to have better outcomes than where managements act without consultation. Arrangements for worker consultation are dependent upon a number of preconditions for their effectiveness, however, and these preconditions were not present in the majority of case studies. Changes in the structure and organisation of work mean that achieving them presents considerable challenges, although the study found a number of examples of ways in which these challenges had been tackled successfully. It suggests theseexamples send important messages to regulators, trade unions and employers if worker representation and consultation is to be supported in realising its potential.
650	2	4	_aSAFETY REPRESENTATIVES AND SAFETY COMMITTEES REGULATIONS 1977
650	2	4	_aHEALTH AND SAFETY (CONSULTATION WITH EMPLOYEES) REGULATIONS 1996
690			_aMANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-PERSONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
700	1		_aNichols, Theo
700	1		_aConnor, Judith
700	1		_aTasiran, Ali C.
700	1		_aCam, Surhan
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr363.htm _zView the item free of charge at www.hse.gov.uk...
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