Citation

Harrisson D, Legendre C. Safety Sci. 2003; 41(4): 319-338.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

In a case study involving seven industrial firms, the objective of the study was to generate new postulates about the relationship between the way technological change is managed, the organizational transformations leading to more workers' participation, the introduction of a health and safety program, and the occurrence of occupational accidents and illnesses. Data were obtained from interviews with managers, workers and union representatives and analysis of statistics and a detailed nominal list of work injuries. The changes contribute to improving the working conditions, but at the same time, the intensity of work and the increasing of work load mitigate the results which appeared as a series of ambiguities with which workers must deal.