regulation in the EU is therefore very high.’ 
The authors also distinguish between the two major principles of legislative approaches in OSH, that is, 
either setting an objective and letting the actors define how this goal can be achieved (goal-oriented 
approach), or prescrib ing also quite detailed measures to reach the objective (prescriptive 
approach):352 
‘There seems to be a general view that the Framework Directive, with its orientation towards a goal-
oriented approach to OSH (rather than prescriptive) successfully lays out a suitable template for 
managing workplace risks – but not in itself enough to ensure that all risks are dealt with sufficiently. 
One criticism of the goal-setting approach is that the absence of prescriptive intermediate goals makes