This hypocrisy is intended to conceal the fact that the legislator is more concerned to reassure employers that their factories may be operated profitably than to guarantee the health and safety of employees.
Dobbeltmoral, som dækker over det forhold, at lovgivningen sætter hensynet til arbejdsgivernes mulighed for rentabel udnyttelse af maskiner og materiel over hensynet til arbejdstagernes sundhed og sikkerhed.