Walters D
Centre for Industrial and Environmental Safety and Health, South Bank University, London, England.
Int J Health Serv. 1998;28(2):305-31. doi: 10.2190/25TF-CATV-BJK2-B9KC.
This article presents a synthesis of some of the more significant findings from two recent surveys on working conditions and national strategies for their improvement in the European Union in the 1990s. As patterns and organization of employment have changed in the past decade, the consequences for health and safety present new challenges for legislators, the social partners, the regulatory agencies, and the specialists. These challenges are only partially met in most European member states. Because of the continued deregulation of employment, reduced public expenditure, and reduced trade union presence, the operation of strategies to implement a common framework of E.U. legislation is limited and often incomplete. This issue must be confronted if systems for promoting the well-being of people at work in Europe are to keep up with the rapidly changing nature of the risks that they face.
本文综合了20世纪90年代欧盟近期两项关于工作条件及其改善的国家战略的重要调查结果。在过去十年中，就业模式和组织发生了变化，其对健康与安全的影响给立法者、社会伙伴、监管机构和专家带来了新挑战。在大多数欧洲成员国，这些挑战仅得到部分应对。由于就业持续放松管制、公共支出减少以及工会影响力下降，实施欧盟立法共同框架的战略运作受到限制且往往不完整。如果欧洲促进劳动者福祉的体系要跟上他们所面临的迅速变化的风险性质，就必须正视这个问题。
