The effects of the enforcement legislation in the Finnish occupational safety and health inspectorate

Safety Science

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-148

  Niskanen, Toivo ^a  

^a Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

Author keywords

Administrative inspectorate; Effects; Enforcement; Legislation; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTORATE; EFFECTS; ENFORCEMENT; ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES; FINLAND; FINNISH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; PRESENT SITUATION; QUALITATIVE STUDY; RESPONSE RATE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; INSPECTION; SURVEYS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSPECTOR; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84873531674     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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