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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Violations of health and safety regulations

Violations of health and safety regulations

Presentable

Nature

The wilful violation of a penal regulation on health and safety creates a danger to life or health.

Broader

Violation of regulatory codes
Presentable
Unethical practices of employers
Unpresentable

Narrower

Substandard shipping vessels
Excellent
Suppression of medical information
Presentable
Inadequate safeguards against fire
Presentable
Suppression of safety records
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Injurious accidents
Presentable
Inadequate provision of public safety
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Informal sector
Excellent
Resistance to internationally agreed standards
Presentable
Inadequate enforcement of environmental regulations
Yet to rate

Strategy

Ensuring a healthy environment
Excellent

Value

Violation
Yet to rate
Safety
Yet to rate
Health
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
E4006
DOCID
11540060
D7NID
150607
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/violations-health-and-safety-regulations
Last update
Nov 3, 2022