1st Edition
Human Resource Management and Occupational Health and Safety
By Carol Boyd
Copyright 2003
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is a complex area which interacts widely with a broader spectrum of business interests and concerns. To date OHS has been confined to the periphery of Human Resource Management (HRM), where its role, influence and importance have been overlooked. This text sets out to reposition OHS in HRM and business agendas. This book unravels the complex range of factors... Read more
Part I1. Human Resource Management (HRM) and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)2. The Regulatory Politics of OHS3. The Social Processes of OHS4. Workplace Factors in OHSPart II5. HRM and OHS in the International Airline Industry6. HRM and OHS in the International Call Centre Industry7. HRM and OHS in the International Nuclear Power Industry8. The Verdict
Biography
Carol Boyd is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management. Her main research areas include Occupational Health and Safety and Emotional Labour. During her first degree she worked for an UIC airline which inspired her interest in cabin crew health and safety issues. She graduated with first class honours in Industrial Relations in 1996 from the University of Strathclyde and completed her PhD in Research in Human Resource Management in 2001. She has been lecturing on Industrial Relations and HRM since 1999 at the University of Glasgow.
