Producing safety : evaluating structural theory as a framework for exploring values in action within the civil construction industry in WA

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Producing safety : evaluating structural theory as a framework for exploring values in action within the civil construction industry in WA

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In this paper we argue that occupational safety and health (OS&H) in the workplace is a production of values in action. We propose that such relations may best be explored through the structuration lens generated by Giddens (1984). We both use structuration theory to conceptualise the relations that produce safety and evaluate the utility of the theory as a research framework. We provide a detailed discussion of the context of, and rationale for a proposed study. The paper then analyses the c...

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06 Dec, 2017

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S Bahn / L Barratt-Pugh

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https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Producing_safety_evaluating_structural_theo...

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Safety / Structuration theory / Research methodology / Values / Structuration Theory / Research Methodology / Algebra and Number Theory

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