This article reviews existing European research on how work environment legislation is received and put into practice in workplace contexts, focusing on what organizational conditions that influence workplaces' compliance with occupational health and safety regulations. The article is based on a rapid review, with studies that 1) focus on European work contexts; 2) study legislation, regulations, or inspection practices in a workplace setting; or 3) study how organizations and workplaces receive and apply regulations in their OHS practices and/or conditions for such practices in relation to regulations. Included studies were published between 2013 and March 2024. The search generated 16 284 references of which 339 full texts were screened; finally, 56 studies were included.

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