Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries · 2001 · 17 citations · 1 references
Public HealthChange ManagementErgonomicsOccupational Disease PreventionOccupational HealthOccupational Health HazardsOccupational MedicineOccupational SafetyWorkplace SafetyChange ConsultantMachine Operator SafetyMachine SafetyOccupational Health And SafetyOccupational Health And Safety Integration
Abstract This article examines the development of the professionalized working environment activities as they are executed in the Danish Occupational Health Service (OHS). In an historical analysis of OHS, the development of professional approaches to the working environment is shown to have shifted in focus from: an early concern with the control of occupational diseases and machine safety, to a more technical prevention emphasis in the early 1980s, through to a change agent and process consultant approach. The article concludes that we are entering a new era for cooperation with new role models for working environment professionals. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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