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A conversation about the work environment

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  • 1College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation
|January 1, 1995
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Existing workplace health and safety policies are insufficient due to fundamental flaws in liberal public policy-making. An alternative "politics of meaning" approach is proposed for better work environment strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Public Policy
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Sociology of Work

Background:

  • Workplace health and safety are critical areas influenced by public policy.
  • Current policy instruments include standard setting, joint committees, enforcement, workers' compensation, and collective bargaining.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate existing public policy instruments for workplace health and safety.
  • To identify fundamental limitations in current policy-making approaches.
  • To propose an alternative framework for addressing work environment issues.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of public policy-making in occupational health and safety.
  • Examination of various policy instruments and their effectiveness.
  • Conceptual development of the "politics of meaning" perspective.

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Main Results:

  • Standard setting, joint committees, compliance, workers' compensation, and collective bargaining are deemed necessary but fundamentally flawed and insufficient.
  • Liberal public policy-making itself is identified as a core problem.
  • The proposed "politics of meaning" offers a new perspective.

Conclusions:

  • Current policy instruments for workplace health and safety are inadequate.
  • A paradigm shift in public policy-making is required.
  • The "politics of meaning" offers a promising alternative for future policy development.