Reviewing the value of mandatory certification and testing arrangements for safety and health

For a series of activities, there are in the Netherlands specific requirements for mandatory occupational safety and health (OSH) certification of people, products or services. To reduce problems with the present arrangements - for the involved ministry as well as for the stakeholders - exploratory research was carried out to clarify the added...

Policy expectations and the use of market mechanisms for regulatory OSH certification and testing regimes

Governments strive increasingly to reduce the 'burden of legislation' by shifting responsibilities to private institutions, thereby making use of 'the market' as regulating mechanism, and striving to base the relationship with industries on trust, rather then stringent enforcement. This makes mandatory certification and testing arrangements in...