Dissertations / Theses: 'Industrial safety Law and legislation Victoria'

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Johnstone, Richard. "The court and the factory the legal construction of occupational health and safety offences in Victoria." Thesis, University of Melbourne, 1994. https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/35672.

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This thesis reports on an empirically based study of the manner in which Victorian Magistrates Courts constructed occupational health and safety (OHS) issues when hearing prosecutions for offences under the Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare Act 1981 (the ISHWA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 (OHSA) from 1983 to 1991. These statutes established OHS standards for employers and other relevant parties. The State government enforced these standards through an OHS inspectorate which had a range of enforcement powers, including prosecution. After outlining the historical development of Victoria’s OHS legislation, the magistracy’s historical role in its enforcement, and the development of an enforcement culture in which inspectors viewed prosecution as a last resort, the study shows how the key provisions of the ISHWA and OHSA required occupiers of workplaces and employers to provide and maintain safe systems of work, including the guarding of dangerous machinery. Using a wide range of empirical research methods and legal materials, it shows how the enforcement policies, procedures and practices of the inspectorate heavily slanted inspectors workplace investigations and hence prosecutions towards a restricted and often superficial, analysis of incidents (or “events”) most of which involved injuries on machinery. There was evidence, however, that after the establishment of the Central Investigation Unit in 1989 cases were more thoroughly investigated and prosecuted. From 1990 the majority of prosecutions were taken under the employer’s general duty provisions, and by 1991 there was evidence that prosecutions were focusing on matters other than machinery guarding.

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Al, Shaibani Salha. "The changing nature of employment relationships and its challenge for health and safety law." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2012. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/the-changing-nature-of-employment-relationships-and-its-challenge-for-health-and-safety-law(96bce387-40b5-44f7-a7b9-bf8d387cbff0).html.

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The thesis explores the challenges faced by health and safety law in the UK as a consequence of the continuous changes in the employment relationship. This primarily covers the growth of the different forms of non-standard work. Health and safety law developed through a number of socio-economic changes in the UK. It has moved from only covering particular areas and particular classes of workers in the nineteenth century to wider areas of occupational health and safety and to include more of those at work. The thesis sets out the issues surrounding non-standard work arrangements and how they might affect the application of health and safety law. Key case-law is examined and the legal changes in the area of health and safety carefully analysed. Research has been carried out by others concerning the reasons for and extent of the changing nature of work as an indicator of the changes that took place in the labour market in general; but the research in this thesis concentrates on how the application of health and safety law is challenged by such changes. The central hypothesis of the thesis is that non-standard work by its very nature might put those who are employed under its various types at more risk than their counterpart standard workers. This hypothesis is developed and explored through the field-work. The field-work took the form of a postal questionnaire to workers in the UK in geographical areas selected for their differing characteristics together with some semi structured interviews which sought to introduce a qualitative data element to the quantitative data in order to enrich and elaborate upon the findings of the questionnaire. Analysis of the completed and returned questionnaires revealed that in today's workplace the nature of risk has changed, with an increase in the psychological risk related to work. Both groups of standard and nonstandard workers suffered from stress-related illness. This illustrates the complexity of the concept of vulnerability and how that might challenge the application of health and safety law and affect its efficacy. A number of unexpected issues surfaced through the field-work, such as that working in the different types of non-standard work were effectively involuntary for some of those who chose to work this way. The main reason for their decisions was to be able to provide for the family income as well as to have more control over work and the ability to combine work with other responsibilities including domestic duties. Despite the relatively low number of non-standard workers who participated in the postal questionnaire, it seems that they are in a better position than was hypothesized at the outset, before the field-work took place. Analysis of the semi-structured interviews revealed that interviewees had considerable knowledge and awareness about their employer's general duties in terms of risk assessment and safety training in addition to other significant aspects. This applies to both standard and non-standard workers, which indicates the important improvement in the management of occupational health and safety. However, a serious issue was common to most of those who suffered accident and/or ill-health from both groups of standard of non-standard workers: not reporting their experiences to their employers. In addition, many of those workers did not seek legal advice following their accident and/or ill-health because of fear and uncertainty about their employers' reaction. The thesis concludes with some reflections on the effectiveness or otherwise of health and safety legislation.

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Chan, Sung-tai, and 陳崇泰. "The enforcement of labour legislation in Hong Kong: a study of industrial safety regulations." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1986. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31974697.

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Gunningham, Neil. "Safeguarding the worker : job hazards and the role of the law." Thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/148011.

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[v.1]. Safeguarding the worker : job hazards and the role of the law / by Neil Gunningham (1984)--[v.2]. Smart regulation : designing environmental policy / Neil Gunningham, Peter Grabosky, with Darren Sinclair (1998)--[v.3]. Regulating workplace safety : system and sanctions / Neil Gunningham and Richard Johnstone (1999)
[v.1]. Safeguarding the worker : job hazards and the role of the law / by Neil Gunningham (1984) -- [v.2]. Smart regulation : designing environmental policy / Neil Gunningham, Peter Grabosky, with Darren Sinclair (1998) -- [v.3]. Regulating workplace safety : system and sanctions / Neil Gunningham and Richard Johnstone (1999)

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Macun, Ian. "The regulation of health and safety in South Africa's manufacturing industry." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17166.

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Bibliography: pages 195-200.
This thesis will be concerned with trying to develop an understanding of what the difficulties have been in bringing about improvements to the working environment in manufacturing. The role of labour will be of central concern, but an attempt will also be made to analyse the role of the other participants in the regulatory process, namely, the state and employers. The period with which the thesis is concerned is the 1980s. The area is clearly a very broad one and no claims will be made to providing a comprehensive study. Rather, it is hoped that the present study will provide some new data and some original insights into the regulatory process which will provoke further discussion and research in the field of occupational health and safety in South Africa.

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Harpur, Paul David. "Labour rights as human rights : workers' safety at work in Australian-based supply chains." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/35793/1/Paul_Harpur_Thesis.pdf.

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The increase of buyer-driven supply chains, outsourcing and other forms of non-traditional employment has resulted in challenges for labour market regulation. One business model which has created substantial regulatory challenges is supply chains. The supply chain model involves retailers purchasing products from brand corporations who then outsource the manufacturing of the work to traders who contract with factories or outworkers who actually manufacture the clothing and textiles. This business model results in time and cost pressures being pushed down the supply chain which has resulted in sweatshops where workers systematically have their labour rights violated. Literally millions of workers work in dangerous workplaces where thousands are killed or permanently disabled every year. This thesis has analysed possible regulatory responses to provide workers a right to safety and health in supply chains which provide products for Australian retailers. This thesis will use a human rights standard to determine whether Australia is discharging its human rights obligations in its approach to combating domestic and foreign labour abuses. It is beyond this thesis to analyse Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws in every jurisdiction. Accordingly, this thesis will focus upon Australian domestic laws and laws in one of Australia’s major trading partners, the Peoples’ Republic of China (China). It is hypothesised that Australia is currently breaching its human rights obligations through failing to adequately regulate employees’ safety at work in Australian-based supply chains. To prove this hypothesis, this thesis will adopt a three- phase approach to analysing Australia’s regulatory responses. Phase 1 will identify the standard by which Australia’s regulatory approach to employees’ health and safety in supply chains can be judged. This phase will focus on analysing how workers’ rights to safety as a human right imposes a moral obligation on Australia to take reasonablely practicable steps regulate Australian-based supply chains. This will form a human rights standard against which Australia’s conduct can be judged. Phase 2 focuses upon the current regulatory environment. If existing regulatory vehicles adequately protect the health and safety of employees, then Australia will have discharged its obligations through simply maintaining the status quo. Australia currently regulates OHS through a combination of ‘hard law’ and ‘soft law’ regulatory vehicles. The first part of phase 2 analyses the effectiveness of traditional OHS laws in Australia and in China. The final part of phase 2 then analyses the effectiveness of the major soft law vehicle ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR). The fact that employees are working in unsafe working conditions does not mean Australia is breaching its human rights obligations. Australia is only required to take reasonably practicable steps to ensure human rights are realized. Phase 3 identifies four regulatory vehicles to determine whether they would assist Australia in discharging its human rights obligations. Phase 3 then analyses whether Australia could unilaterally introduce supply chain regulation to regulate domestic and extraterritorial supply chains. Phase 3 also analyses three public international law regulatory vehicles. This chapter considers the ability of the United Nations Global Compact, the ILO’s Better Factory Project and a bilateral agreement to improve the detection and enforcement of workers’ right to safety and health.

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Chan, Wai-man, and 陳偉文. "The control and management of dangerous substances and chemicals in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31253945.

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Savarese, Josephine. "The gifts of the chip? : the regulation of occupational health and safety in the post-industrial age." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=30324.

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In the face of the extensive changes resulting from the Post-Industrial Age, many are questioning "the gifts of the chip," or, more specifically, the ability of computer technologies to deliver the comfort predicted. The objective of this thesis is to examine the law's response to computer technology concerning occupational health and safety. This inquiry is necessary due to the dramatic changes that have occurred in the workforce, altering the profile of workplace health.
The thesis begins with a reference to The Gift of Stones, a fictional account of the difficulties that stone workers experienced when the Bronze Age arrived. Modern labourers face parallel struggles due to the arrival of the Post-Industrial Age characterized by technological innovation and restructuring. The legitimacy and effectiveness of occupational health and safety law is challenged by changes to social institutions and by computer related work injuries.
In many jurisdictions, the state has responded to these changes by enacting ergonomic standards that seek to minimize the harmful effects of computer use. The thesis examines the trend towards ergonomic standards with particular focus on Canadian initiatives. In conclusion, it argues that ergonomic regulations are an important means of promoting safer computer practices. Additionally, ergonomic standards provide a mechanism for continued state regulation of occupational health and safety. The challenge for rule makers is ensuring that the standards are a component of comprehensive legal reforms.

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Regensberg, Deborah Jean. "The implications of legislative changes on bargaining councils and occupational health services : a management consulting case study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5040.

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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 1999.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As part of South Africa's transformation, legislative changes have been introduced to support the Constitutional rights of the people, including the right of access to health care. In restructuring the health services, the redistribution of resources between the private and public sector is addressed through a long-term vision which includes a Social Health Insurance scheme. The focus has been shifted to primary health and prevention, with community based services at the centre. Various Acts and regulations have been introduced to give substance to the transformation, including the Acts affecting medical schemes and the pharmaceutical services, labour legislation, education and training. The Bargaining Councils and Occupational health services have been extended to include primary health care, and in many cases this is extended to the dependents of the workers, bringing them into the ambit of the private sector. The proposed redistribution of resources into the public sector has placed the low-wage earner at risk as the cost of private health care increases. The legislation controlling medical schemes and pharmaceutical services are a threat to the viability of the Health Care Funds, particularly in the short-term until the Social Health Insurance has been established. The restrictions placed on dispensing and the measures which are intended to make drugs more affordable also provide a challenge to the low-cost medical funds. The relevant legislation is being subjected to judicial challenges, and the replacement legislation promulgated prematurely, resulting in confusion and uncertainty. It is within this context that the Funds must prepare for the changes ahead. A management consulting case study is presented using the Clothing Industry Bargaining Council of the Western Cape with the Clothing Industry Health Care Fund which provides comprehensive primary health services in Fund owned clinics, factories and through panel doctors. Because of the complexity of the organisation and the issues surrounding the implementation of changes to the pharmaceutical services, Yolles' viable approach to management systems has been used as a framework for the consultancy intervention. This is a newly published approach grounded in chaos theory, which directs the nature of inquiry according to form and the behaviour of the situation, aiming to maintain viability and adaptability. This case study examines the impact of the legislative changes on the health services which are accessed through the workplace, and tests the applicability of the viable approach to management systems.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: As deel van Suid-Afrika se transformasie is veranderings aangebring aan die wetgewing om die Konstitusionele regte van die mense te ondersteun, insluitend die reg van toegang tot gesondheidsorg. Met die herstrukturering van die gesondheidsdienste, word die verdeling van bronne tussen die privaat en publieke sektor aangespreek deur middel van 'n lang-tenmyn visie wat 'n gemeenskapsgesondheidsversekering insluit. Die lokus het herskuil na primêre gesondheid en voorkoming, met gemeenskapsdienste as sentrum. Verskeie wette en regulasies is voorgestel om as kern van die verandering te dien, insluitende wette wat die mediese skemas en farmaseutiese dienste, asook die werknemer, opleiding en opvoeding beinvloed. Die gesondheidsdienste van die Onderhandelingsrade en die Beroepsgesondheiddienste is uitgebrei om primêre sorg in te sluit. Dit sal ook die afhanklikes van die werkers dek en hulle sodoende binne die privaatsektor betrek. Die voorgestelde herverdeling van bronne in die publieke sekdor veroorsaak dat daar 'n risiko is vir die werker met 'n lae inkomste as gevolg van die stygende koste van gesondheidsorg. Die wetgewing wat mediese skemas en farmaseutiese dienste beheer veroorsaak ook dat die Siekefonds se lewensvatbaarheid bedreig word, veral in die korttenmyn tot tyd en wyl die gemeenskapsgesondheidsversekering gestig word. Die beperkings wat op reseptering geplaas word en die metodes wat beplan word om medisyne meer bekostigbaar te maak, veroorsaak ook 'n uitdaging vir die inkomste mediese fondse. Die relevante wetgewing word tans in die hof betwis, en die plaasvervangende wetgewing is voortydig gepromulgeer, wat verwarring en onsekerheid veroorsaak. Die siekefondse moet hulle binne die konteks voorberei vir die veranderinge wat voorlê. 'n Bestuurskonsultasie gevallestudie is voorgelê, met die hulp van die Klerasienywerheid Gesondheidsorgfonds (Weskaap), wie se siekefonds omvattende primêre gesondheidsdienste lewer binne klinieke, fabrieke en deur gemeenskapsgeneeskundiges. Omdat die organisasie en die omstandighede rondom die veranderings aan die farmaseutiese dienste kompleks is, word Yolles se lewensvatbare benadering (viable approach) as 'n raamwerk gebruik vir die konsultasie. Die model is nuut gepubliseer, en is gebaseer op chaos teorie, wat rigting gee aan die aard van die ondersoek volgens die vorm en die gedrag wat die situasie aanneem. Dit is daarop gemik om lewensvatbaarheid en aanpassingsvermoë te ondersteun. Daar word 'n studie gemaak van die impak wat die veranderings tot wetgewing op gesondheidsdienste wat deur middel van die werksplek bereik word mag hê, en toets die toepaslikheid van Yolles se model in die konteks van bestuurskonsultasie.

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Pringle, Jessica Samantha. "The role and efficacy of management in influencing the implementation of an occupational health and safety policy : a case study of DaimlerChrysler South Africa East London." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007589.

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The existence of an occupational health and safety policy is believed to be evidence of management accepting their occupational health and safety role in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. It is accepted that this results in management ensuring the provision of a safe workplace. Despite the emphasis in legislation (the Occupational Health and Safety Act) on the need for management to implement comprehensive occupational health and safety policies, there is a lack of research on the implementation and efficacy of occupational health and safety policies in the workplace. This study investigates the efficacy with which management carries out their occupational health and safety duties and responsibilities when implementing the provisions of an occupational health and safety policy in the workplace. A number of factors are essential to the efficient performance of management in this regard. These factors include managerial commitment, practices and strategies; communication practices and structures; training initiatives and information; the extent of employee and trade union involvement; and the infrastructure of the organisation. This research study is primarily qualitative in nature. Semi-structured interviews were the primary tool used by the researcher to collect the data. The case-study research method was employed to assist the researcher in collecting the data. The participants involved in the research were selected using the principles of strategic informant sampling and expert choice sampling. The participants consisted of a sample of management, employees and shop stewards. The research findings indicate that firstly, the presence of occupational health and safety policies, practices, strategies and systems in the workplace do not automatically result in reduced hazards, accidents or deaths in the workplace. Secondly, the participation schemes and the communication practices put in place by management are weak. The reason for their weakness is their ineffective implementation by management and use by employees and the trade union. Thirdly, management has a definite impact on the involvement, attitudes and actions of the employees and the trade union in occupational health and safety issues. Fourthly, there is an unequal partnership between management and employees as a result of the educational differences regarding occupational health and safety between them. The outcome is that management and employees are faced with numerous challenges in relation to occupational health and safety. Contributing to this challenge is a lack of sufficient resources allocated to training, resulting ultimately in the ineffective monitoring of occupational health and safety in the workplace. The existence of occupational health and safety structures and systems does not provide the essential evidence to suggest that their mere presence makes a difference to the workplace safety level. However, through more co-operation and participation by all the parties, these structures and systems have the potential to be effective.
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Basurto, Gonzáles Daniel. "Mexican Environmental Legislation." Derecho & Sociedad, 2015. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/118481.

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The evolution of environmental law in Mexico has developed efficient mechanisms for environmental protection. Mexico’s legal system stems from the civil law tradition and therefore is a system of positivelaw. Thus, the Mexican legal system is based in written laws, regulations and other legalprovisions, created by the legislature (Federal Congress) and applicable in the Mexicanterritory, without losing sight of Mexican Official Standards (NOM’s) and Mexican Standards (NMX).The present article will make and overview on the transformation of environmental law since 1987’s constitutional reforms, to the present day.
El tiempo y la experiencia en la aplicación de la Legislación Ambiental Mexicana ha sido detonante para el desarrollo de mecanismos cada vez más eficientes para la protección al medio ambiente.El Sistema Legal Mexicano es un sistema de derecho positivo. Así, el Derecho mexicano se encuentra basado en leyes escritas, reglamentos y otras disposiciones legales, creadas por el Congreso de la Unión y el Ejecutivo Federal; todas, aplicables en el territorio mexicano; sin perder de vista el rol de las Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM’s) y las Normas Mexicanas (NMX).El presente artículo hará un recorrido en la transformación de la legislación ambiental desde las reformas constitucionales de 1987, hasta el día de hoy.

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Hogaboam, Dieter Grant. "Compensation and control, silicosis in the Ontario hardrock mining industry, 1921-1975." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq22323.pdf.

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Lima, Ana Maria de [UNESP]. "Saúde e segurança do trabalhador do barro em arranjos produtivos locais: o caso do artesanato de barro nos bairros Olarias e Poti Velho na cidade de Teresina - Piauí." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/104291.

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A dimensão territorial, a geração, a distribuição e uso de conhecimento passaram a ter um papel relevante na competitividade das empresas e no desenvolvimento regional/local, tendo-se presente que as vantagens competitivas associadas aos Arranjos Produtivos Locais, nos países menos desenvolvidos, despertaram maior interesse a partir da década de 1990. Nessa perspectiva, que abrange a multiplicidade de agentes e sua interação, com destaque ao ambiente local, estão inseridas as questões econômicas, socioculturais e ambientais que constituem aspectos fundamentais nas análises sobre a temática dos Arranjos Produtivos Locais. Não obstante isso, não pode ser desprezada ou negligenciada a questão da saúde e da segurança do trabalhador, principalmente se a atividade produtiva a ser estudada usa intensamente os recursos humanos, uma vez que a melhoria das condições de salubridade e Segurança do Trabalhador deve ser preservada com uma legislação pertinente. Assim, esta pesquisa objetiva analisar a saúde e segurança dos trabalhadores do barro do Arranjo Produtivo Local nos bairros Olarias e Poty Velho. Para isso, verifica as dinâmicas produtivas e inovativas, as especificidades desses Arranjos, os processos de interação/cooperação e os mecanismos de aprendizagem interativa e as relações trabalhistas. A pesquisa realizada configurou-se do tipo Survey, de cunho exploratório e descritivo. O instrumento utilizado para o levantamento das informações foi 02 (dois) questionários direcionados para os empresários e trabalhadores. Todas as entrevistas foram realizadas diretamente com empresários de artesanato de barro e trabalhadores do barro. No presente estudo, verificou-se que a competitividade e a sustentabilidade do artesanato de barro, atividade que contempla os setores primário...
The territorial dimension, the distribution and the use of knowledge has had an important role in the enterprise competitiveness and in the regional/local development, taking into account that the competitive advantages associated to the Local Productive Arrangements, in the less developed countries, has caused interest from the 1990s. Concerning this, this accounts for the multiplicity of the agents and their interaction, mainly the local environment, economic, socio cultural and environmental aspects are included, once they are essential for the analysis of the Local Productive Arrangement theme. However, it can not be neglected aspects concerning the worker safety and health, mainly if the productive activity to be studied makes use of human resources, because the improvement on the worker’s salubrity and safety conditions must be preserved with proper legislation. So, this research aims at analyzing the worker safety and health of the Local Productive Arrangement with clay in Olarias and Poty Velho districts. So, it verifies the productive and innovative dynamic, such arrangement specificities, the interaction/cooperation processes and the interactive learning mechanisms and labor relations. It is a survey with an exploratory descriptive approach. 02 (two) questionnaires with the entrepreneurs and workers were made to collect information. All interviews were made with the clay handicraft entrepreneurs and clay workers themselves. It was verified that competitiveness and sustainability of the clay handicraft, activity which contemplates the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, depend on the clay worker and the environment preservation. It can be said the articulation of the strategies and actions of the Local Productive Arrangement with the public politics, the sectors of methodologies management and... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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Lima, Ana Maria de. "Saúde e segurança do trabalhador do barro em arranjos produtivos locais : o caso do artesanato de barro nos bairros Olarias e Poti Velho na cidade de Teresina - Piauí /." Rio Claro : [s.n.], 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/104291.

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Orientador: Auro Aparecido Mendes
Banca: Enéas Rente Ferreira
Banca: Fadel David Antonio Tuma Filho
Banca: Lélio Galdino Rosa
Banca: Paulo Borges da Cunha
Resumo: A dimensão territorial, a geração, a distribuição e uso de conhecimento passaram a ter um papel relevante na competitividade das empresas e no desenvolvimento regional/local, tendo-se presente que as vantagens competitivas associadas aos Arranjos Produtivos Locais, nos países menos desenvolvidos, despertaram maior interesse a partir da década de 1990. Nessa perspectiva, que abrange a multiplicidade de agentes e sua interação, com destaque ao ambiente local, estão inseridas as questões econômicas, socioculturais e ambientais que constituem aspectos fundamentais nas análises sobre a temática dos Arranjos Produtivos Locais. Não obstante isso, não pode ser desprezada ou negligenciada a questão da saúde e da segurança do trabalhador, principalmente se a atividade produtiva a ser estudada usa intensamente os recursos humanos, uma vez que a melhoria das condições de salubridade e Segurança do Trabalhador deve ser preservada com uma legislação pertinente. Assim, esta pesquisa objetiva analisar a saúde e segurança dos trabalhadores do barro do Arranjo Produtivo Local nos bairros Olarias e Poty Velho. Para isso, verifica as dinâmicas produtivas e inovativas, as especificidades desses Arranjos, os processos de interação/cooperação e os mecanismos de aprendizagem interativa e as relações trabalhistas. A pesquisa realizada configurou-se do tipo Survey, de cunho exploratório e descritivo. O instrumento utilizado para o levantamento das informações foi 02 (dois) questionários direcionados para os empresários e trabalhadores. Todas as entrevistas foram realizadas diretamente com empresários de artesanato de barro e trabalhadores do barro. No presente estudo, verificou-se que a competitividade e a sustentabilidade do artesanato de barro, atividade que contempla os setores primário... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The territorial dimension, the distribution and the use of knowledge has had an important role in the enterprise competitiveness and in the regional/local development, taking into account that the competitive advantages associated to the Local Productive Arrangements, in the less developed countries, has caused interest from the 1990s. Concerning this, this accounts for the multiplicity of the agents and their interaction, mainly the local environment, economic, socio cultural and environmental aspects are included, once they are essential for the analysis of the Local Productive Arrangement theme. However, it can not be neglected aspects concerning the worker safety and health, mainly if the productive activity to be studied makes use of human resources, because the improvement on the worker's salubrity and safety conditions must be preserved with proper legislation. So, this research aims at analyzing the worker safety and health of the Local Productive Arrangement with clay in Olarias and Poty Velho districts. So, it verifies the productive and innovative dynamic, such arrangement specificities, the interaction/cooperation processes and the interactive learning mechanisms and labor relations. It is a survey with an exploratory descriptive approach. 02 (two) questionnaires with the entrepreneurs and workers were made to collect information. All interviews were made with the clay handicraft entrepreneurs and clay workers themselves. It was verified that competitiveness and sustainability of the clay handicraft, activity which contemplates the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, depend on the clay worker and the environment preservation. It can be said the articulation of the strategies and actions of the Local Productive Arrangement with the public politics, the sectors of methodologies management and... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Fortes, Vinícius Borges. "Percepções do fator acidentário de prevenção: o (in)sustentável meio ambiente do trabalho na pós-modernidade." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UCS, 2011. https://repositorio.ucs.br/handle/11338/589.

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A pesquisa aborda as percepções do Fator Acidentário de Prevenção como instrumento normativo para o alcance da sustentabilidade no meio ambiente do trabalho. Buscar a sustentabilidade no plano das relações de trabalho conduz à garantia de um ambiente laboral digno às presentes e futuras gerações de trabalhadores. Diante disso, a pesquisa atinge seus objetivos ao expor uma análise histórico-sociológica da transição do trabalho como formação biológico-evolutiva do ser humano à necessidade biológico-social pelo trabalho, abordando o meio ambiente do trabalho e as significativas transformações dos processos produtivos. Outrossim, a pesquisa demonstra a relevância do princípio da precaução para a construção de um meio ambiente do trabalho seguro, saudável e, sobretudo, sustentável, bem como aponta o Fator Acidentário de Prevenção (FAP) como instrumento normativo para a sustentabilidade do ambiente laboral. A pesquisa tem natureza qualitativo-exploratória, tendo utilizado como técnicas de coleta de dados a observação direta e a entrevista semiestruturada para identificar a percepção de seis observadores das relações de trabalho em relação ao FAP. Além disso, a pesquisa desenvolveu-se com uma sequência metodológica dividida em três fases: fase preliminar estado da arte , onde foram analisados os referenciais teóricobibliográficos, que fundamentaram a pesquisa de campo, denominada fase de coleta de dados , e a fase analítico-conclusiva , onde ocorreu a análise e discussão dos dados coletados. A pesquisa é dotada de embasamento metodológico que permitiu retratar o contexto fático do meio ambiente do trabalho e do Fator Acidentário de Prevenção sob o olhar do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, Ministério Público do Trabalho, INSS, Justiça do Trabalho, representante da classe dos empregados e representante da classe dos empregadores.
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The research approaches the perceptions of Accident Prevention Factor as a normative instrument for achieving sustainability in the environment of work. Seeking sustainability in terms of labor relations leads to ensuring a decent working environment for present and future generations of workers. Given this, the research achieves its objectives by exposing a historical-sociological analysis of the transition from working as biological-evolutionary training of human beings to the need for biological and social work, approaching the environment of work and the significant transformations of production processes. Moreover, research demonstrates the relevance of the precautionary principle to build a working environment safe, healthy and above all, sustainable, and points to the Accident Prevention Factor (APF) as a regulatory tool for the sustainability of the work environment. The research has qualitative and exploratory nature, and used as data collection techniques the direct observation and semistructured interviews to identify the perception of six observers of labor relations about the APF. Moreover, the research was developed with a methodological sequence divided into three phases: preliminary phase - "state of the art", which analyzed the theoretical and bibliographic, which motivated the research field, called "phase of data collection" and "Analytical-conclusive phase" that was a discussion and analysis of data collected. The research is endowed with a methodological basis that allowed portray the factual context of the environment of work and Accident Prevention Factor under the gaze of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, Labour Prosecutor, Social Security, Labour Justice, representing the class of employees and representative of the class of employers.

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Makishima, José Narumi de Queiroz. "Gestão de segurança do trabalho na construção civil: a manutenção predial em uma indústria de alimentos." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2011. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/320.

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As organizações têm repassado para empresas especializadas os trabalhos que originalmente realizavam com empregados de seus quadros de efetivos. Este fenômeno tem provocado um crescente movimento de subcontratação de serviços conhecido como terceirização. As empresas terceirizadas têm se estabelecido de forma frágil do ponto de vista da segurança do trabalho, negligenciando os aspectos mais básicos estabelecidos pela legislação vigente, normas técnicas e as boas práticas nesta área no intuito de oferecer propostas mais econômicas para fazer frente a um mercado cada vez mais competitivo. Estabeleceu-se como objetivo para esta pesquisa identificar as práticas adotadas em matéria de segurança por uma companhia multinacional do ramo de alimentos, que é certificada na Norma OHSAS 18.001:2007, no que tange as empresas terceirizadas que prestaram serviços de manutenção predial com foco nas atividades de construção civil no período de julho de 2009 a junho de 2010. A metodologia utilizada consistiu de um estudo detalhado da documentação relativa ao sistema de gestão da organização contratante quanto aos trabalhos terceirizados e dos registros das subcontratadas concernentes a acidentes e medidas prevencionistas adotadas para o atendimento das exigências estipuladas pela contratante. Como resultado principal desta pesquisa identificou-se que dentre as medidas adotadas destacaram-se o estabelecimento de processos administrativos e técnicos, como a operacionalização de ações chaves como a fundamentação dos trabalhos com base em requisitos da Norma OHSAS 18.001, dos programas de treinamento, do atendimento a legislação, da definição de procedimentos para atividades administrativas e de risco, de uma boa relação entre contratante e contratada, da organização de profissionais de segurança, de preparação de emergências e atendimento médico. Como conclusão verificou-se que as medidas implantadas foram eficazes, pois contribuíram efetivamente para que a área de manutenção predial com foco em construção civil apresentasse o melhor desempenho em termos de indicadores de acidentabilidade. Desta forma recomenda-se considerar a aplicação das ações preventivas identificadas nesta pesquisa em virtude da sua eficácia, e pelo processo de implantação ser basicamente de ordem administrativa.
Organizations have transferred to specialized companies that originally held the jobs of their employees with effective frameworks. This phenomenon has caused a growing movement known as outsourcing services. The outsourced companies have been established so fragile from the standpoint of safety at work, neglecting the most basic aspects established by the legislation, technical standards and best practice in this area in order to offer more economic proposals to deal with a market every increasingly competitive. It was established as a goal for this research to identify the practices adopted in terms of safety by a multinational company in the food industry field that is certified under OHSAS 18.001:2007, regarding outside contractors who provide building maintenance services with focus on civil construction activities during July 2009 thru June 2010. The methodology consisted of a detailed study relating to the contracting organization management system concerning outside contractors as well as of the records of accidents and preventive measures adopted to meet the requirements stipulated by the contractor. As a main result of this research it was identified that among the measures adopted, it were highlighted the establishment of administrative and technical procedures, such as the operationalization of key actions like work oriented on the requirements of OHSAS 18001, training programs, the legislation attendance, the definition of administration procedures and for risk management activities, a good relationship between the contractor and subcontractors, the organization of safety professionals, emergency preparedness and medical care. As conclusion it was found that the measures implemented were effective because they contributed to the branch of building maintenance with a focus on civil construction on presenting the best performance in terms of accident rates. Therefore it is recommended to consider the application of the preventive actions identified in this survey due to its effectiveness, and for the fact that the deployment process is basically administrative.

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Ameida, Junior Cesar de. "A segurança e saúde no trabalho no regime CLT e no regime estatutário: uma abordagem do planejamento governamental comparando o tema nos dois regimes." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2017. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/2636.

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A segurança e saúde no trabalho é tema de grande relevância nos dias atuais, sobretudo, em razão do elevado custo financeiro, social e para a saúde dos trabalhadores relacionados aos agravos decorrentes dos riscos existentes nas atividades laborais. Desde a Revolução Industrial e no Brasil desde o fim da escravidão o tema vem progressivamente adquirindo maior importância e chamando a atenção das autoridades públicas. No Brasil a segurança e saúde do trabalho é amplamente abordada e disciplinada na legislação trabalhista através das disposições da Consolidação das Leis Trabalhistas – CLT e das Normas Regulamentadoras, emitidas pelo Ministério do Trabalho, bem como de outros instrumentos legais afins. Entretanto, no âmbito do serviço público a realidade é bastante diferente. Apesar de o setor público abrigar diversas atividades que implicam em riscos à saúde e à integridade física de seus trabalhadores, a SST é marcada pela omissão legislativa nesse setor. Enquanto no regime CLT a disciplina legal e regulamentar do tema é bastante satisfatória em termos de abrangência, no serviço público, por sua vez a disciplina do tema resume-se a tratar dos adicionais ocupacionais, deixando de lado importantes programas e medidas que são utilizadas no regime celetista. O objetivo geral deste estudo é propor alternativas para sanar a omissão legislativa e regulamentar sobre saúde e segurança no trabalho no regime jurídico único federal (estatutário). O trabalho foi elaborado com base em pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Discute-se a possibilidade de criação de alternativas para superar a omissão legislativa e regulamentar sobre SST que atinge os trabalhadores do setor público com vistas a garantir maior isonomia no tratamento dos trabalhadores de ambos os regimes, no que diz respeito à proteção de sua saúde e segurança no trabalho.
Safety and health at work is a subject which has great relevance nowadays, mainly due to the high financial, social and health costs of workers related to the grieves arising from the existing risks in the work activities. Since the Industrial Revolution, and in Brazil, since the end of slavery the issue has gradually become more important and has been drawing the attention of public authorities. In Brazil, occupational safety and health is widely approached and disciplined in labor legislation through the provisions of the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) and the Regulatory Norms issued by the Ministry of Labor, as well as other related legal instruments. However, within the public service the reality is quite different. Although the public sector has several activities that imply risks to the health and physical integrity of its workers, the SHW is marked by the legislative omission in this sector. While in the CLT regime the legal and regulatory discipline of the subject is quite satisfactory in terms of scope, in the public service, in its turn the discipline of the topic boils down to dealing with occupational additional which is paid to those who work in circumstances of risk, leaving aside important programs and initiatives that are used in the private sector. The general objective of this study is to propose alternatives to solve the legislative and regulatory omission on health and safety at work in the federal (statutory) single legal regime. The work was elaborated taking as a base bibliographical and documentary research. The possibility of creating alternatives to overcoming the legislative and regulatory omission of SHW affecting public sector workers is discussed, with a view in ensuring greater equality in the treatment of workers in both regimes with regard to the protection of their health and safety at work.

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Jackson, Marna. "Strategies for inspection and enforcement of occupational health and safety legislation." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/540.

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Major changes have occurred in the workplace in the past decades. Technology has changed dramatically, innovative ways of utilising nuclear power have been developed, new chemicals have been introduced to the market and the adverse effects of other chemicals on both human health and safety and the environment have been discovered. This has influenced the nature of the workforce itself. Regulators in the different jurisdictions were required to react to the challenges that these changes represent. This thesis explores the responses in the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the Republic of South Africa by identifying the occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations, administration, enforcement and penalties which have been put in place to address the above mentioned challenges. It is impossible to mention all the changes in the workforce and workplace that have occurred in the recent years, and this thesis therefore focuses on the possibilities that different types of regulation offer to address some of these changes. Alterations to existing approaches are proposed to ensure that enforcement is improved and better targeted. The utilisation of third parties as surrogate regulators is also addressed. The central theme of this thesis is how the law can stimulate self-regulation by adopting a Safety Management System (SMS) within enterprises to encourage “self-critical reflection about their OHS performance”. The purpose of criminal sanctions in occupational safety and health regulation, the role of the prosecution in the enforcement of OSH strategies and the possibility of combining prosecutions of corporations with prosecutions of individual managers and directors who are responsible for non-compliance with OSH standards are also addressed. Although it is most important to ensure that workers are not injured or do not contract occupational diseases, in practice this does unfortunately happen. Therefore this thesis also discusses the compensation of injured workers.
Professor D. S. de Villiers

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Edwards, Kenneth J. "Historical trends in occupational health and safety in Victoria." Thesis, 1993. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/15380/.

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This thesis reviews the history of Occupational Health and Safety legislation in Australia from its conception in attempts to regulate the factory system in the mid-nineteenth century until the passing of the Occupational Health and Safety Act in 1985 in Victoria.

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Van, der Walt C. J. "'n Strategiese veiligheidsbestuursmodel vir Bayer se oesbeskermingsdivisie." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14657.

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Mabapa, Ntshole Hermina Keneilwe. "A critical analysis of legislative and other measures in place to ensure a work environment that is not harmful to the health and wellbeing of employees in South Africa." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/959.

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Occupational health, safety and wellbeing of employees is an important factor in the socioeconomic development of a country hence the need for South Africa as a developmental state, to give priority to the health and safety of employees in the country as employees are key to socio-economic development. The right to an environment that is not detrimental to the health and wellbeing of employees is also entrenched in the Constitution of the Republic making it a fundamental right which should be enjoyed by all. Laws related to occupational health and safety have been enacted in South Africa with a view to, on the one hand, prevent occupational injuries, diseases or deaths and on the other hand to provide compensation where such occurs. This study seeks to determine which of the laws are applicable, whether they are reasonable when compared to the constitutional requirements and South Africa’s obligations as a member of the international community. Comparisons are also made with other countries and recommendations made for the South African government to adequately ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of employees in the country.

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Shibambu, Ophrey Ntsuxeko. "Implementation and enforcement of safety standards in the mining industry in South Africa: challenges and prospects." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1900.

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In South Africa, during the then apartheid era, the mining sector had records of extremely high fatalities, injuries and occupational diseases that led to massive death of miners predominantly the Blacks. In the post-apartheid era, numerous laws have been enacted to address the problem. One of the laws that was introduced is the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 which provides for radical enforcement of health and safety standards using various mechanisms, such as monitoring systems and inspections, investigations, and employers' and employees' duties to identify hazards and eliminate, control and minimise the risk to health and safety of mine workers. This study examines the extent, efficient and efficacy of the implementation and enforcements of these laws and points out the challenges being encountered and prospects made thus far. The study used Australia and Chile for comparative study and showcased how the government and the laws they have passed are being effectively used to contain and curtail health hazards, accidents and fatalities in the mining environment.

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Maseko, Maud Moditja. "Effects of non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. 85 of 1993) among the food and beverage industries in selected provinces of South Africa." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21042.

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It is essential for both employers and employees to know and understand their obligations and rights about occupational health and safety. The study aimed at developing guidelines for the managers of health and safety programmes to promote compliance with OHS Act (No. 85 of 1993) among the food and beverage industry in South Africa. The study sites were from the four selected provinces of South Africa, with twenty three of them located in the Gauteng Province. A quantitative research method which is descriptive in nature was used to obtain in-depth knowledge on compliance to the health and safety legislation. Data was collected from 27 study sites using an inspection checklist and an interview- led questionnaire for the 202 employees. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Most employees on the study sites were young and therefore needed regular supervision, information, instruction and training to promote safe work and reduce injury and diseases. The study sites were male dominated. It emerged that there was general lack of consultation and communication with regards to health and safety matters between the employers and the employees. It was also noted that most study sites did not have a written and conspicuously placed health and safety policy and the OHS Act No. 85 of 1993. Majority of the study sites did not deploy adequate resources to manage problems related to health and safety at work and reduce their incidence. In addition, employees experienced injuries or illnesses at one point or the other as they were exposed to various occupational hazards. Finally, most study sites had poor housekeeping practices. Employers did not have the appropriate control measures, such as baseline risk assessments, in place. This placed employees at an increased risk of injuries and illnesses as well as the possibility of employers facing financial burdens such as higher compensation claims, medical specialist fees, fees involved in the replacement of injured employees or fees for the recruitment and training of new recruits.
Health Studies
D. Litt. et Phil. (Health Studies)

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Samuel, Oluranti Sunday. "Environmental and sociological factors as determinants of occupational health and safety of workers in selected small and medium scale enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22669.

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Work is an essential activity that provides goods or services of value to oneself and others. Paradoxically, in a bid for self-realisation, workers are seriously endangered. Work-related or induced diseases and stresses pose serious threats to workers’ health and the general well-being, hence, the need to seriously consider the issue of occupational health and safety of workers. In terms of safety at work, the experience of small and medium scale enterprises (SMSEs) worldwide is that of neglect. Their incomes are very low and uncertain, coupled with high levels of risk and hazard in their work, with little or no social protection coverage (Chen, 2008). This study therefore examines how environmental and sociological factors determine occupational health and safety of workers in SMSEs in Lagos State, Nigeria. Ulrich Beck “Risk Society” theory, Political Economy of Health framework (PEH) (Minkler et al 1994, Linnan et al, 2001) and Labour Process Theory (LPT) (Braverman, 1974; Marx, 1976; Bottome, 1991) underpinned the study. The study adopts both the qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. The qualitative method includes field observation of the selected workplaces, six Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and eight In-depth interviews (IDIs). The quantitative involved the use of structured questionnaire. The sample survey involved 180 respondents in a multi-stage sampling technique from purposively selected sawmills, mechanic villages and blacksmith cottages in three Local Government Areas in Lagos State. The quantitative data analysis uses simple percentile and univariate analyses, while the qualitative data are content-analysed, based on the objectives of the study. The findings identified low level of education (60.5%), and poor awareness of OHS in SMSEs (86.1%). It further reveals poor physical (69.5%) and technological environment (70.5%), unavailability of OHS facilities (60.5%) and prevention methods by manager/owners (60.5%), carefree attitudes of workers/managers/owners to OHS (69.5), non-acquaintance of workers to OHS laws (86.1%), workers’ economic incapacitation to deal with issues of occupational hazard (76.1%), lack of enforcement of OHS (88.3%), and transferring knowledge on OHS (82.2%) in the selected SMSEs. The study recommends roles for managers/owners, workers, trade associations, government, non-governmental organisations to promote effective OHS in the selected SMSEs.
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D.Phil. (Sociology)

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Kasperczyk, Richard T. "Barriers to systemic work stress prevention in Australian organisations." Thesis, 2015. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/29886/.

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This thesis addresses the question of why work stress prevention has not been adopted systemically in organisations, despite some research findings that it is effective, that it has been mandated by legislative regulations and that it has the potential for significant cost savings. Work stress is recognised as an increasing and global problem in terms of negative economic, health and social outcomes. Its significant costs related to work injury compensation have resulted in growing pressure from governmental health and safety jurisdictions for organisations to manage and prevent stress through systemic risk management approaches.

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Van, Rooyen Bernadette. "Prevention mechanisms to minimise injuries on duty : perceptions of security officers in a private security company." Diss., 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24015.

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The aim of the study was to determine the causes of IODs in the workplace and to identify possible preventative measures to reduce IODs. A literature review was conducted as part of the study, involving assessment of all related articles and books on the subject of IODs in the workplace. A qualitative research methodology was utilised to conduct the study. The main research instruments were four focus group interviews and eight individual interviews. The study concluded that employees experienced IODs in different ways, with most participants describing negative experiences such as physical pain, undue financial hardship, psychological trauma and lack of support from the employer. A minor percentage experienced IODs in a positive sense in that there is heightened safety awareness in the workplace after an IOD has occurred, and the adoption of a more cautious approach by employees when performing their duties. From a practical and organisational/managerial perspective, the adoption of effective training of security officers and adherence to organisational standard operating procedures will assist in reducing IODs in the workplace. Limitations of the study included the small sample size from the research population, perceived language barriers during the interview processes and non-participation and inputs from managers at the organisation. However, it is hoped that the study will form the basis for further research to broaden the field to include parastatal or public-service entities
Human Resource Management
M. Com. (Human Resource Management)

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