Abstract
Over the last decadesgovernment social policy has undergone considerable qualitative and quantitative development. The group of persons covered, the estimated risks and the level of benefit have been expanded with the results of a comprehensive and differentiated system of social security. Expenditure for the individual areas of social security (e g financing of pensions and the health system) is growing, and the inadequacy of retrospective corrective interventions has become evident. In particular with this in mind, it is now acknowledged that the preventive elements in our social system have to be strengthened. This not only has economic benefits in the long run, but the prevention of illness, the safeguarding of the workplace etc are prerequisites for the individual to enable him to lead a dignified and active life in our society.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1992 Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Kuhn, K. (1992). New Preventive Concepts in Occupational Safety and Health. In: Pornschlegel, H. (eds) Research and Development in Work and Technology. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85278-7_20
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85278-7_20
Publisher Name: Physica-Verlag HD
Print ISBN: 978-3-7908-0629-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-85278-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive