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The British Journal of Criminology 30:409-422 (1990)
© 1990 Centre for Crime & Justice Studies (formerly ISTD)

RESEARCH-ARTICLE

THE POWER OF ACCIDENTS

The Social and Psychological Impact of Accidents and the Enforcement of Safety Regulations

BRIDGET M. HUTTER and SALLY LLOYD-BOSTOCK*

* Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, Oxford University Some of the research described in this paper was carried out with the support of the Health and Safety Executive. We gratefully acknowledge this support and also the extensive co-operation of staff in the organizations we studied The views expressed are those of the authors

Inspectorates of the Health and Safety Executive are notified of work accidents ranging from minor to catastrophic, and investigate a subset of around 5 per cent with a view to possible enforcement action. Drawing on empirical data on the Factory, Agricultural, and Railway Inspectorates, we discuss how the social and psychological impact of accidents affects the work of safety inspectors. Reactive enforcement following accidents has important advantages over proactive enforcement, but responses to major accidents and disasters may consume extensive resources at the expense of other enforcement activity.


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