Company Sociological Aspects of Institutionalized Accident Prevention in Large Companies

Decision-making processes in the system of job safety. Topics: Assessment of accident frequency in the company; proportion of unavoidable accidents; existence of series of accidents; reactions of employees to safety regulations and use of industrial health and safety standards; controversies within the company about accident prevention measures; extent to which informed about company accident statistics, calculation of lost work time and accident costs; frequency of company inspections; effects of the law on continued payment of wages on the accident development; criteria for the selection of the safety official; task area and schooling of the safety official; existence and topics of consultation of the safety committee in the company; characterization of the most frequent accident causes in the company; length of company employment and position held in the company; founding year, legal form, number of employees, proportion of women and proportion of guest workers of the company; type of pay; production structure.

Index: degree of institutionalization of the safety system. Demography: age (classified); school education; vocational training; professional career; state.