New developments in occupational health and safety management in Danish companies

This paper identifies potential impacts of recent legislative OHS reforms in Denmark on OHS management in companies; the focus being how this shift in legislation has manifested itself in the companies’ organization and daily work with OHS. We report from an exploratory multiple case study using a qualitative research methodology. Our findings reveal several themes related to the development of OHS management. We have identified eight superordinate themes: managerial change drivers, professionalization of OHS activities, regulation drivers, management systems, integration of OHS into daily work, stratified OHS, streamlining of the OHS organization, and commitment to OHS work.