The Sesquicentennial of Priestly V. Fowler and the Conflict Over Work and Health

The Corporate Construction of Occupational Health and Safety: A Labour Process Analysis

“…Given the limited levels of automation in many key jobs, miners also retained a level of control and skill as specialized machine operators which further accentuated management's view of miners as important contributors to accident or incident production (Taylor and Ashcroft, 1981;Technological Change Study, 1987). Increasing financial pressures and an interest in achieving more flexible production also encouraged Inco to emphasize various means of exploiting workers and their knowledge more efficiently (Gersuny, 1986).…”

“…A critical review of the health and safety literature Among critical analysts, state and corporate actions in health and safety have been broadly understood as responses to accident-related costs and/or labour resistance concerning health and safety issues (Gersuny, 1986). While most critical analyses have been focused on explaining state intervention (Tucker, 1990;Walters, 1983;Walker, 1988), a number of analysts have focused attention on understanding internal corporate activities and discourses (Alexander, 1988;Brown, 1985;Draper, 1992;Rees, 1986).…”

The Dismissal of Injured Workers and Workers' Compensation Arrangements in Australia

“…This would be more difficult to achieve in the United States than in Canada; only three U.S. states-Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin-have any form of workers' compensation-based employment security provisions. 6 One reason for this is the greater influence and pervasiveness of the business lobby in the United States and, concomitantly, the limited influence of organized labor in most parts of the country. The use of medical impairment ratings for the determination of permanent partial disability payments may also militate against the adoption and effective deployment of employment security provisions.…”