Aspects of the Safety and Health at the Workplace

Integrating risk assessment in an organization is a process that generally follows a sequence of phases. To be effective, the company culture must be willing to embrace the risk assessment process, and cultural acceptance stems from management leadership. Emphasizing some of the major benchmarks in occupational risk assessment approaches, the paper summarizes and outlines several basic principles directed towards practical risk assessment process improvement. The article discusses the principles that underlie a coherent and efficient assessment for occupational health, safety and well-being: the need of a global approach of these problems not only at the workplace but for the whole of the living conditions at work; a clear understanding of the complementary character between the different partners of this prevention; the role of actor of the workers and therefore the absolute necessity of a participative approach; the real usefulness of measurements and of risk quantification in general; the differences between risk assessment and risk management. The paper demonstrates how a sound risk assessment approach can lead not only to better risk management, but to the pro-active prediction of occupational risk accidents and incidents and ultimately its prevention, considering the need of changing minds in Romania when it comes to occupational risk assessment and management.

Europe has always played a key role in the field of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and can be considered the cradle of Occupational Health. The European policy framework has been set since the establishment of the European Union, but its strength lies in the enactment of the Framework Directive on Occupational Health and Safety (89/391/EC), which has had a strong positive impact on the assessment and management of occupational risk factors and has promoted the quick diffusion of common standards across Europe. Yet, some implementation issues still remain to be addressed, due to changes in the world of work, fragmentation, economic crisis and, more generally, to the impact of globalization. Therefore, actions need to be reviewed with respect to research plans and policy implementation so as to support the OHS social dimension fostering a broader concept of wellbeing at work.

Risk Analysis VIII, 2012

The human consequences of occupational accidents in Algeria are multiples of their action on the profitability and the added value, knowing that the company is the employee's home and the damage of each may affect the whole. Moreover, understanding and applying concepts of risk management in their Anglo-Saxon sense is completely absent in our companies. Preventive measures are still insufficient, especially for the protection of workers who are often left on their own. This results in an uneven maturity of companies, different strategies considered and dissimilar organizational choices. Of the more than 50,000 accidents/year that have been recorded in Algerian companies, between 750 and 800 of those accidents have caused deaths. The number of days lost that are automatically compensated is 14 10 5. These costs are exorbitant for the whole of society and even more so for the companies themselves (the continuing rise of absenteeism, disruption of ongoing work and lost production, etc...). Conscious of the importance of industrial safety control for the future of our industrial heritage, we covet raising employees' and employers' awareness on the importance of all issues raised by technological risks within companies. Everything has to be done in order to avoid an accident which breaks or handicaps a human life; the objective of this paper. Instantly, everything has to be done to ensure the means to provide occupational health and make the industrial action daily to ensure the safety of its personnel in different companies or even in each workplace. Thus, a permanent anticipation of work accidents and occupational diseases can therefore be reached and to develop a permanent and sustainable culture of prevention in companies. So we hope that prevention is on Risk Analysis VIII 405

Safety and Health for Workers - Research and Practical Perspective, 2020

not following standard safety rules, procedures, instructions, and specified criteria for work imposed by the organization management. Since the contributions of worker's unsafe acts to the workplace accidents is undeniable worldwide, research aimed at reducing this factor should be considered a discipline of great interest for society in general.

Journal of Safety Research, 2002

Occupational Health and Safety in Spain has improved considerably over the last decade, most likely due to a new concept where an overall concept of safety culture is defined. Important changes in industrial safety, hygiene, and psychosocial factors present an optimistic panorama for the future of Spain. Despite this general improvement, according to the European Convergence Program, Spanish statistics still offer far from good safety results. In fact, according to 1997 official statistics, Spain had the highest incidence rate for nonfatal occupational accidents of all European Union (EU) countries, and occupied third place for fatal accidents. This paper summarizes the organizational structure of the Spanish National System of Health & Safety at Work, its effective health and safety laws, and statistics on the Spanish work environment obtained from III Spanish National Survey on Work Conditions (1997). The researchers hope that the findings of this work will have an impact on Spanish industry that will subsequently bring about improvements in work conditions and develop assessment and intervention models in occupational health and safety, from a theoretical position integrating environmental, human, and organizational factors.

Ciencia & Tecnología para la Salud Visual y Ocular, 2017

The purpose of Quality of Working Life (QWL) and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is welfare, productivity and worker protection in the workplace. For this reason, the aim of this study is to understand the relationship between these two concepts and thus deduce their significance. The study was performed under a qualitative and descriptive approach due to its interpretativeinductive nature and hermeneutic design. This methodology is used to allow the understanding, explaining and interpreting of the theories proposed for QWL and its relationships with occupational health and safety as a decisive factor thereof. A literature search and content analysis was performed. The results of this analysis the evolution of concepts, their interrelationships and three approaches from OSH are presented. QWL has a comprehensive and multidimensional character, so intervention to issues affecting welfare of workers in their work and family environment is complemented by actions of OSH.

2013

This report was commissioned by EU-OSHA. Its contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the author(s) alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of EU-OSHA.

2004

Digitalisation is transforming business landscapes and the world of work, and redefining the boundaries of production, consumption and distribution. This has created tremendous opportunities, as new products, processes and techniques have emerged, but has also created threats, as new ways of employment pose new challenges to employers and employees. The overall consequences on improving health and safety in the workplace are, however, still highly uncertain which is reflected in the wide variation in the outcomes of the existing research. The initial government responses appear to be reactive rather than proactive, and targeted towards mitigating the side effects of digitalisation instead of aiming to reap its potential benefits.This study focuses on the impact of digitalization on health and employment relations amidst the growing dynamics of contemporary workplace practices.

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work eBooks, 2017

Acknowledgement: TNO wants to express its thanks to Eurostat and Eurofound for providing free access to their data on working conditions from the LFS 2013 ad hoc module and the 6th EWCS. Access to the data from the 6th EWCS was provided even before the data were officially published. We also want to express our thanks to Maarit Vartia-Väänänen and Krista Pahkin (FIOH), Epp Kalaste and Janno Jarve (Centar), Inigo Isusi (IKEI) and David McDaid (LSE) for valuable comments during the project as external experts. This report was commissioned by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). Its contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of EU-OSHA. More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found on the cover of this publication.

International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 2023

Every human endeavor has a reasonable reason to be concerned about health and safety. For the safety of the teaching staff to be ensured in schools, the equipment already in place must be properly maintained, and any missing pieces must be installed in accordance with health and safety regulations. This article presents the results of a survey on the health and safety of secondary school teachers in the area, with an emphasis on the Mbooni West district. Many secondary school administrators do not take the teaching staff's suggestions for policies and procedures to reduce safety threats into account. The teaching staff finds it challenging to assume responsibility for their own safety as a result. Thus, the study aimed to determine instructors' perceptions on their responsibility in protecting workplace health and safety. All teachers and assistant principals employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Secondary Schools Board of Management were the focus of the investigation (BOM). Although survey principles were a goal of the study, they weren't accessible at the time of data collection. The descriptive research design was used for this investigation. Data was collected using a questionnaire guide, and version 20 of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used for analysis. For data display, frequency tables and charts were used. The results showed that the majority of the teaching staff did not participate in training programmers that would have given them occupational safety skills. The majority of them did not participate in discussions about workplace safety regulations. This seriously compromised the safety of instructors at work, impairing their readiness to deal with health dangers and, consequently, their overall performance. In order to integrate teachers' safety policies with the institutions strategic plans for workplace health and safety, it is advised that the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology coordinate training programmers for the teaching staff with the school administrations. I.

International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 2012

The subject of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is increasingly gaining the interest of policy makers and researchers in European countries given that the economic and social losses from work-related injuries and diseases are quite substantial. Under this light, this paper will present an overview of the Greek legislation framework regarding OSH issues, and the current status of empirical research on the subject in Greece. In addition, the paper identifies the knowledge gaps and methodological shortcomings of the existing literature in order to contribute towards future research in the OSH field in Greece.

System Safety, 2022

Research priorities in the field of occupational health and safety in the European Union include research on shaping an organization culture of prevention by introducing OSH management, strengthening the role of corporate social responsibility, disseminating science discoveries and examples of good practice. Ensuring an appropriate level of occupational health and safety not only affects the company's performance, but is also a legal and social obligation. Compliance with health and safety rules prevents work-related injuries and occupational diseases and is an element contributing to the company's success. Paper presents research findings in the area of problems concerning occupational health and safety management in SME sector in Poland in the context of its challenges that face different conditions.

2021

The current situation regarding Occupational Health and Safety in Macedonian companies and institutions is not satisfying. Very often these issues are neglected by the management. There is also a lack of transparency in terms of accident reporting. Therefore, Macedonia is far behind the EU average in terms of registered injures at works. This paper deals with some of the most frequent barriers and irregularities in this field, by analyzing the results from the survey conducted among the employees in Macedonian companies and institutions. The participants are divided into 3 groups public entities and state administration, large companies and small and medium enterprises. The survey outcome indicates that the awareness, transparency as well as investments in this area are still not sufficient. Moreover, there is a lack of skilled and trained professionals in this field, especially in state-owned entities.

The objective of this paper to review some important case studies to figure out the relationship between the safety of an organization and the safety climate. Safety climate of an organization always demonstrate the level of safety of an organization. Improvement the safety level is indispensable for the proper growth of an organization. Safety level can improve by reducing the risk taking behavior of an employee, by the improvement in safety performance of employees, by the proper registration of injuries and by developing the positive safety climate. Positive safety climate proves as the panacea for the improvement of safety level of an organization.