Analysis of UK government dilemma over safety supervision

doi:10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2018.10.024

Abstract

Abstract: In order to solve problems of over pressure on the government's safety supervision, and heavy burdens on the companies,the systematic thinking method was adopted to analyze the dilemma that occurs in the process of the UK government's safety supervision development,the system boundary and elements were determined according to the British government's safety supervision mechanism, and a systemic thinking cycle diagram was established. Certain solutions were proposed to relieve similar problems in China's government safety supervision according to the analysis presented. The results show that UK government's dilemma over safety supervision accords with the drinking poison to quench thirst system archetype, achieving good safety supervision results but leading to negative influence such as overburden on companies, damaging compensation culture and obstructing economic development, and resolving the dilemma requires modifying the safety regulation from the aspect of legislation amongs others.

Key words: safety supervision, over-regulation, systems thinking, system archetypes, reference

CLC Number:

X922.3/.7

CONG Zhiming, FAN Yunxiao, GAO Yuan. Analysis of UK government dilemma over safety supervision[J]. China Safety Science Journal, 2018, 28(10): 143-148.

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