Contracting and Safety : Exploring Outsourcing Practices in High-Hazard Industries

This open access book examines the increase in outsourcing, contracting and subcontracting as ways of organising work. It explores the impact of these employment arrangements on public safety, particularly when they are linked to complex supply networks in a range of engineering industries including...

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Other Authors: Hayes, Jan (Editor), Tillement, Stéphanie (Editor)
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Published: Cham Springer Nature 2022
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