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The contemporary British workplace: a safer and healthier place?

Leeds University Business School, UK, amr{at}lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Clive Smallman

Lincoln University, New Zealand, smallmac{at}lincoln.ac.nz

Using a nationally representative survey of British workplaces, this article seeks to extend current perspectives on OHS (occupational health and safety) by examining the impact of a range of current work and employment practices, and work-force characteristics on the incidence of workplace accidents and, uniquely, ill health. Our findings indicate that the British Government faces major challenges in terms of its plans for OHS. Ill health, in particular, is poorly served by existing OHS management techniques, while injury and illness seem to be associated with many more ‘determinants’ in the world of work than has previously been proven.

Key Words: injury and illness • occupational health and safety • workforce characteristics • work flexibility • work organization

Work, Employment & Society, Vol. 20, No. 1, 87-107 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0950017006061275


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