EUROPEAN STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SERVICES STUCK AT A CROSSROAD

Abstract

In the last 2-3 years a growing trend has been established for standards bodies to address new topics areas and issues that are fundamentally different from the traditional technical products. The question arises are all these topics, the social sphere, social and health services and the social climate suitable for standardization at all. Should everything be standardized what at first glance seems it can be? Briefly described and analyzed are the consequences of such one development for health and safety at work and health services from the perspective of employers, social partners, employees and patients.

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Bistra Tzenova

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Bistra Tzenova (2015). EUROPEAN STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SERVICES STUCK AT A CROSSROAD. Българско списание за обществено здраве (Bulgarian Journal of Public Health), 0(4), 41-47. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-474509