Health surveillance of workers

In our legal system, fundamental rights to life and health of workers are important legallyprotected goods that cannot be disregarded. Therefore, the State and the   employers must put special emphasis on health and security surveillance of workers to prevent that employment relationships become an...

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Main Author: Estela Ospina Salinas
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Asociacion Civil THEMIS 2014-11-01
Series:Thēmis
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/10867
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description In our legal system, fundamental rights to life and health of workers are important legallyprotected goods that cannot be disregarded. Therefore, the State and the   employers must put special emphasis on health and security surveillance of workers to prevent that employment relationships become an obstacle or a violation of such rights. In light of these precepts, the author makes an analysis of the protection given to these fundamental rights in our country. Basing on comparative legislation, she poses general concepts of  the State’s and the  employer´s responsibility of health and security surveillance of workers, allowing her to conclude that our system has still to confront many challenges in the path to achieve effective protection and enforcement of therights at stake.
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spelling doaj.art-40d409dd76124dfbb3a47195b31b29fd2022-12-21T22:45:51ZspaAsociacion Civil THEMISThēmis1810-99342014-11-0106518719710561Health surveillance of workersEstela Ospina Salinas0Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúIn our legal system, fundamental rights to life and health of workers are important legallyprotected goods that cannot be disregarded. Therefore, the State and the   employers must put special emphasis on health and security surveillance of workers to prevent that employment relationships become an obstacle or a violation of such rights. In light of these precepts, the author makes an analysis of the protection given to these fundamental rights in our country. Basing on comparative legislation, she poses general concepts of  the State’s and the  employer´s responsibility of health and security surveillance of workers, allowing her to conclude that our system has still to confront many challenges in the path to achieve effective protection and enforcement of therights at stake.http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/10867Seguridad en el trabajosalud en el trabajoresponsabilidad del empleadorprotección de los trabajadoresambiente de trabajo
spellingShingle Estela Ospina Salinas
Health surveillance of workers
Thēmis
Seguridad en el trabajo
salud en el trabajo
responsabilidad del empleador
protección de los trabajadores
ambiente de trabajo
title Health surveillance of workers
title_full Health surveillance of workers
title_fullStr Health surveillance of workers
title_full_unstemmed Health surveillance of workers
title_short Health surveillance of workers
title_sort health surveillance of workers
topic Seguridad en el trabajo
salud en el trabajo
responsabilidad del empleador
protección de los trabajadores
ambiente de trabajo
url http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/10867
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