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Onyenechere, Emmanuella C., Linus O. Asikogu, Lazarus Chikwendu, Faisal C. Emetumah, Ikechukwu Onyegiri, Obinna E. Ukanwa, Jorge C. Nkwo, Remy K. Nwokocha, and Christopher C. Onyeneke. "Occupational Health and Safety Conditions of Informal Sector Workers in Three Nigerian Cities." Afrika Focus 35, no. 2 (December 20, 2022): 318–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2031356x-35020006.
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Abstract Despite its economic relevance, the informal sector in Nigeria is plagued by occupational health and safety (ohs) anomalies. This study assessed ohs conditions among informal sector workers (isw s) operating in three Nigerian cities (Sokoto, Owerri and Port Harcourt). A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a total of 717 isw s. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in data analysis. Logistic regression was used in predicting good ohs practices, based on gender, education level, occupation, health impairments and common health and safety practices. The findings show that many isw s have inadequate water sources and sanitary facilities and poor occupational health and safety practices. The overall model was statistically significant in predicting the likelihood of having good ohs practices. The study concludes that ohs conditions among isw s are poor as a result of insufficient water and sanitation facilities and poor environmental health practices. Improved water and sanitation provision and ohs awareness and education programmes for isw s, in line with their specific occupations and susceptibility to certain kinds of occupational health impairment, are recommended.
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Ricci, Federico, Andrea Chiesi, Carlo Bisio, Chiara Panari, and Annalisa Pelosi. "Effectiveness of occupational health and safety training." Journal of Workplace Learning 28, no. 6 (August 8, 2016): 355–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jwl-11-2015-0087.
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Purpose This meta-analysis aims to verify the efficacy of occupational health and safety (OHS) training in terms of knowledge, attitude and beliefs, behavior and health. Design/methodology/approach The authors included studies published in English (2007–2014) selected from ten databases. Eligibility criteria were studies concerned with the effectiveness of OHS training for primary prevention of workplace injury; and studies focused on examined outcome related to OHS. Findings The selected studies (n = 28) highlighted a strong support for the effectiveness of training on worker OHS attitudes and beliefs and, to a lesser extent, on worker’s knowledge but only medium for behavior and small evidences for its effectiveness on health. Research limitations/implications Future research should more deeply investigate the efficacy on knowledge increase of trainings delivered by experts and researchers, applying different methods, in a small group; training delivered by peer and by researcher, applying different methods; and trained workers less than 29 years and more than 49 years old, considering that workers in these age groups are particularly vulnerable to fatalities. Practical implications Our study is a contribution for those they intend to grant effective training, in response to specific needs of OHS. The evidences presented could be considered a first step to identify the factors related to the efficacy of OHS training to plan adequate interventions. Social implications The OHS training is effective on the basis of the extent interventions are carried out for each specific learning outcome. Originality/value This meta-analysis suggested that classroom training, although the most used and studied, does not ever revealed itself very effective: it was not significant for outcomes in terms of knowledge and showed a decreasing efficacy for attitudes and beliefs, behaviors and health. It seemed that there was a distinction between interventions on knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, as opposed to behavioral interventions and health.
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Muiruri, James, and Josphat W. Kwasira. "EFFECT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY PLANNING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS IN STATE CORPORATIONS IN NAKURU TOWN, KENYA." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 10, no. 9 (November 30, 2015): 2470–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/ijmit.v10i9.561.
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Occupational health and safety is a fundamental concept that continues to be associated with human resource issues. The importance of OHS programs is founded on the premise that the workforce requires care just like any other resources within an organization. Needless to say, State corporations are subject to health and safety issues. These firms presumptively face numerous challenges bordering on health and safety of their employees. Though, employees are expected to work in environments where their health and safety are assured, sometimes this is not the case. This justifies the essence of having sound OHS programs in place and ensures they are fully implemented. Generally, the study sought to examine the role played by the HR function in the implementation of OHS in the State corporations in Nakuru town, Kenya. In particular, the study investigated the influence of training on OHS programs, appraisal of OHS programs, audit of OHS programs, and planning of OHS programs on the implementation of OHS programs in State corporations. It was guided by four theories which included economic theory, theory of compensating wage differentials, Perrow’s normal accident theory, and social judgment theory. This study adopted descriptive survey research design. The study targeted the 919 employees working with State corporations in Nakuru town. Stratified random sampling technique was used to draw sampled respondents from the target population. A structured questionnaire was employed to collect primary data. Both reliability and validity of the research instrument were determined prior to data collection for the main study. The collected primary data was processed and analyzed with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) analytical tool. Data analysis was in form of both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study findings were presented in form of statistical tables. The study found out that the human resource function played a considerable role in the implementation of OHS programs in State corporations in Nakuru town. More specifically, the implementation of OHS programs in the said organizations was noted to be significantly and positively influenced by training on OHS programs, appraisal of OHS programs, audit of OHS programs, and planning of OHS programs. The study recommended that that training on health and safety issues should be emphasized; appraisal of these programs are upheld and conducted regularly; OHS audit should be regularly conducted by the internal human resource department; and corporations should involve all stakeholders and planning professionals in the planning of OHS matters.
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Ramadan, Muhammad, Sukanta Sukanta, and Risma Fitriani. "Analisis Kesehatan Dan Keselamatan Kerja Menggunakan Failure Mode And Effect Analysis Di PT. XYZ." Jurnal Sistem Teknik Industri 23, no. 1 (January 29, 2021): 46–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/jsti.v23i1.4959.
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Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is important to maintain and improve so that the quality of human resources in the company is always in prime condition. Every company has a different level or level of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). PT. XYZ is a company that uses corrosive materials, therefore Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) analyst at PT XYZ is needed. The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) analysis carried out in this study used the FMEA method to determine which part of the production process had Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) that needed repair the most. From the research results, it was found that the highest Risk Priority Number (RPN) value was the pickling and degreasing production process.
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Pratiwi, Dinda, Dani Nasirul Haqi, and Herman Bagus Dwicahyo. "Implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Standards for Office Buildings in Universitas Airlangga Rectorate Building." Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health 11, no. 2 (August 1, 2022): 224–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/ijosh.v11i2.2022.224-238.
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Introduction: Universitas Airlangga office building rectorate includes a high-rise building that must have occupational health and safety (OHS) facilities and also its application must be in accordance with office building standards which applies to prevent accidents and occupational diseases. This study aims to determine OHS office buildings rectorate facilities, and to analyze OHS standards application for office buildings rectorate with applicable OHS office building standards. Methods: This research is an observational study. Data analysis using descriptive method with a cross sectional study design. The variables studied were OHS office building facilities in Universitas Airlangga Rectorate, and OHS standard application for in Universitas Airlangga office buildings rectorate. Data collection techniques are derived from primary data in OHS observations form facilities in office buildings and secondary data in agency documents form. Results: Work safety facilities include fire extinguishers, hydrants, evacuation routes, evacuation plans, gathering points, first aid kits. emergency stairs, safety sign. Occupational health facilities include health promotion media, workforce health checks, and lactation rooms. Office work environment health facilities include toilets and hand washing facilities. Then office ergonomics facilities include cushions for employee work chairs. Conclusion: The facilities are in accordance with Republic of Indonesia Health Minister Regulation Number 48 of 2016 concerning Office OHS Standards which include occupational safety application, occupational health, and office environmental health standards and office ergonomics. The implementation of OHS standards for office buildings at in Universitas Airlangga Rectorate, such as occupational safety, occupational health, office work environment health, and office ergonomics standards have been implemented and carried out.
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Şenkal, Ozan, Resul Kanık, Mehmet Emre Sezgin, and Özgül Akın Şenkal. "Occupational Health and Safety Education at Inclusive Vocational Schools in Turkey." SAGE Open 11, no. 4 (October 2021): 215824402110672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440211067239.
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The occupational health and safety education program (OHS) is an important intervention strategy to prevent injuries among young workers. This study aims to emphasize the importance of inclusive and integrated occupational safety education in an Inclusive Vocational School for students at 10th grade. In this study, we investigated the success levels and the awareness of the students before and after the education on occupational safety. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of 12-hour basic OHS education on the students’ levels of awareness and knowledge and the retention of these effects. A questionnaire comprising 10 questions and an open-ended exam comprising 20 questions that measure their knowledge level on OHS were applied to the students who had just met with the workshop environment before and after the education. As a result, OHS education delivered to students has improved the students’ awareness of OHS positively. It was observed that the knowledge levels before receiving OHS education increased according to their knowledge level after regular OHS education.
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Thanapop, Chamnong, Sasithorn Thanapop, and Sukanya Keam-Kan. "Health Status and Occupational Health and Safety Access among Informal Workers in the Rural Community, Southern Thailand." Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 12 (January 2021): 215013272110158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211015884.
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Purpose Thailands’ informal workers are faced with job insecurity and poor working conditions. Good health status can promote lifelong working and increase quality of life. This study analyzed factors associated with the health status of the community informal workers. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 390 informal workers aged 15 to 59 years in Thasala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand. A multi-stage sampling method using proportional to size selection was employed in various types of informal workers. The interviews on self-reported health status, health behaviors, occupational hazards, healthcare utilization, occupational health and safety (OHS) access are reported as descriptive. The multivariate association was explored using the simple logistic regression. Findings The results revealed that 80.77% of the participants had good health, 57.44% had healthy behavior, 76.41% had safe work practices, 22.05% had moderate to high exposed of occupational hazards, and 56.41% had the low OHS access. Safe work practices, moderate to high OHS access, low exposed to occupational hazards, and low income were more likely to produce good health status, which yielded the adj. OR 2.57, 1.86, 0.39, and 0.48, respectively. Conclusions The community informal workers health status was associated by income, work practices, occupational hazards, and OHS access. To strengthening the informal workers’ health, the OHS program should be managed intensively by the primary care services, especially the OHS risk management.
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Antwi, Andrea A., Michael W. Ross, and Christine Markham. "Occupational Health and Safety among Female Commercial Sex Workers in Ghana: A Qualitative Study." Sexes 4, no. 1 (January 12, 2023): 26–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sexes4010003.
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The topic of occupational health and safety (OHS) has been investigated for many years and continues to be a concept often researched today. Generally speaking, OHS research has been centered around food safety, construction safety, transportation safety, fire safety, drug and alcohol testing, health and medical management, and industrial hygiene, to name a few. However, the concept of OHS concerning female commercial sex workers (FCSWs) has rarely been investigated, often neglected, seldom discussed, and is lacking in sound research. Although regarded as the “oldest profession”, commercial sex work (CSW) has consistently been ignored, disregarded, and under-researched due to the illegality and stigmatization of prostitution. This paper reviews occupational safety and health issues faced by FCSWs in Tema and Accra, Ghana, through in-depth interviews, visits to women’s homes, fieldwork, informal conversations, and observations with FCSWs during the summer of May 2012–July 2012. Facets of OHS that emerged among FCSWs included: sexually transmissible infections, risks associated with harassment and violence from police and clients, alcohol and drug use, irregular hospital visits or lack of hospital visits, immigration issues, legal hazards, and working conditions. We argue that CSW be viewed as an occupation in great need of interventions to reduce workplace risks.
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Lei, Zhen, Wenzhe Tang, Colin Duffield, Lihai Zhang, Felix Hui, and Richun You. "Qualitative Analysis of the Occupational Health and Safety Performance of Chinese International Construction Projects." Sustainability 10, no. 12 (November 22, 2018): 4344. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10124344.
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Chinese contractors undertaking international projects are frequently criticized for their poor Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance. It is noticed that people with different occupations may perceive OHS differently. From a qualitative perspective, this study investigates the perceived OHS performances of design managers and construction managers engaged in Chinese overseas construction projects, considering a range of subgroups classified by people’s overseas experience, project size, project industry, project location, and firm size. The analysis was based on an e-questionnaire survey that sampled responses from 52 design managers and 160 construction managers involved in 110 international projects, and face-to-face interviews with 26 managers. The findings indicate that the assessment variation of OHS performance between design managers and construction managers is not only related to their different mental ways, but also can be mediated by their in-progress communication and affected by project and organizational conditions. The varying OHS performance in projects with different sizes or from different regions also suggests that Chinese contractors should be more proactive in OHS management instead of passively responding to external requirements.
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Maalouf, Miguel Malek, Peter Hasle, Jan Vang, and Abu Hamja. "Complementarities between Operations and Occupational Health and Safety in Garments." Sustainability 13, no. 8 (April 13, 2021): 4313. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13084313.
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There is an ongoing debate in the extant literature regarding whether the relationship between occupational health and safety (OHS) and operational practices is contradictory or complementary. However, previous research has focused on companies situated in developed and highly industrialized countries. We contribute to the debate by investigating the relationship between OHS and operational practices in 50 selected garment factories in the context of a developing country (Bangladesh). We investigated OHS and operational practices in a developing country because the institutional context and the industrial tradition are different from those in developed countries, and these factors are very likely to influence how companies invest in enhancing work conditions and improving operational practices. Indeed, the main contribution of this study is that, in contrast to findings from developed countries, our results indicate that both the maturity levels of OHS and operational practices and the complementarity between them depended on plant size. In particular, large plants had higher levels of maturity and were more likely to perform well in both OHS and operational practices than small and medium plants. Based on these findings, we emphasize that, to enhance work conditions and remain competitive, small and medium companies must embrace multi-stakeholder initiatives involving international buyers, local government, and international labor. Organizations can contribute to building the capabilities of suppliers and balance the pressure of cost reduction with investment in OHS improvement.
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Sofiana, Maya. "PELAKSANAAN MANAJEMEN K3 PADA PT ADYAWINSA T & E DI JAKARTA." Majalah Ilmiah Bijak 14, no. 1 (February 27, 2018): 19–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.31334/bijak.v14i1.57.
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This writing aims to know how to implement of Occupational safety and health (OHS) management, obstacles, and solutions on PT Adyawinsa Telecommunication & Electrical. This writing is executed on PT Adyawinsa Telecommunication & Electrical, with the methods of literature writing, observation, and interviews.The results of this writing is represent that, implement of Occupational safety and health management (OHS) is still not suitable because it is still in development stage, so less than the maximum in the application of plicies and procedures of OHS.The implemetation of OHS is the determination of OHS policy, the implementation of OHS wich consists of inspectionOHS and awareness raising program of OHS, and monitoring and evaluation of OHS.The constraints faced is implement of Occupational safety and health management (OHS) is difficult to make changes in the implementation of OHS, lack of undersatanding and awareness of employees to risk in the work environtment, lack of basic understanding measurement inspection ofOHS,”safety talk” is difficult is difficult for employees who are in site/DOP, lack of understanding ofOHS procedures, training modules, and difficulty adjustment schedule of leaderThe solutions in facing is implement of Occupational safety and health management (OHS) is the required awareness and support of the implementation of the OHS for all parties, the importance of APD socialization, make clear basic mesurement/standard for inspection OHS, safety talk is done via email for empoyee who is in site/DOP, the importance of understanding of OHS procedure before disseminating, preparing more training modules and making management review and review schedule a year ahead.
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Li, Mankui. "Protection for Migrant Workers under Evolving Occupational Health and Safety Regimes in China." Articles 72, no. 1 (April 19, 2017): 56–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1039590ar.
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Migrant workers in China are a distinctive group due to the existence of the hukou system under which they continue to face restrictions on housing, education, and health care in urban areas. The equal employment legislation does not solve the discrimination problems. Compared with their urban counterparts, migrant workers are more vulnerable, in terms of both precarity of employment and the occupational hazards that they are exposed to, and badly need OHS protection. Any weakness of OHS regime will have a disproportionately adverse effect on migrant workers. China’s OHS regime has been through constant evolution. The old prevention structure, which separated occupational health from occupational safety, was proved to be less effective in protecting migrant workers. In recognition of its deficiencies, China’s top legislature made adjustments to the OHS legal framework by enacting and updating a series of laws. The new prevention structure, unifying the occupational health administration and the occupational safety administration, represents a step forward in terms of OHS protection for migrant workers. According to worker citizenship theory, China’s OHS regime can be categorized as a direct state regulation model. It carries with it both the strengths and weaknesses of direct state regulation models. On the participation rights dimension, the lack of consultative joint OHS committees and the lack of effective collective bargaining shut migrant workers out from the decision-making process on OHS matters. On the social rights dimension, the gendered and aged-based approach becomes a hindrance for female migrant workers and young migrant workers. Furthermore, levels of enforcement vary considerably across different periods and areas, subject to the ever-changing priorities on the government’s agenda. Migrant workers are still facing tremendous obstacles and challenges in obtaining access to adequate protection under the current OHS regime in China. Future reform measures should focus on delivering OHS protection for migrant workers in the informal sector, strengthening participation, and centralizing OHS administration, especially enforcement.
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Arief, Yanwar, Muhammad Rizki Fauji, Robby Fernanda Arifin, and Bahril Hidayat. "A Community Intervention In Covid-19 Pandemic: Occupational Health And Safety For Moslem Online Transportation." Psikis : Jurnal Psikologi Islami 7, no. 2 (January 1, 2021): 161–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.19109/psikis.v7i2.10138.
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This study was conducted to see the implementation of community intervention the Gojek Online Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) online bike during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Pekanbaru City, and to provide online bike drivers with psychoeducation interventions. Main data collection by observation to see the introduction of occupational health and safety (OHS) of the Gojek online bike and questionnaires to take a look at the results of the interventions. Results from the observations made by 15 drivers indicate that the application of occupational health and safety (OHS) was 59%. The results of the 15-person questionnaire on the benefits of the intervention given are 81%. Therefore, psychoeducation interventions in the form of posters and digital videos are successful and provide advantages in the implementation of online bike occupational health and safety (OHS) Gojek during the pandemic in Pekanbaru City.
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Gusti, Dharmayanti, Pramana Sien, Diputra Astawa, and Frederika Ariany. "Improving Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) implementation in construction project in Bali." MATEC Web of Conferences 276 (2019): 02022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201927602022.
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Optimal Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) implementation to achieve zero accident becomes the demand for construction service providers in realizing a qualified infrastructure, including for construction industry in Bali and Indonesia as general. This study aims to investigate the barriers of OHS implementation faced by contractors in Bali, and to formulate the efforts to improve the implementation. Collected data from a questionnaire survey were analysed using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to determine the priority level of the identified barriers. The results suggested that the barriers on the implementation of OHS which was sorted from the most important included Limited funding for OHS (3.231), Low OHS priority by company management (2.020), Low culture and discipline to implement OHS (1.031), Lack of knowledge about OHS (0.725), Weak supervision (0.478), Weak application of sanctions from the company (0.340), and Contractor forced to work until late at night (0.230). The related efforts were formulated based on semi-structured interviews recommended that the cost of implementing OHS including the required methods and equipment should be covered in the planning stage, and socialization, supervision and strict sanctions against violations of OSH implementation needs to be applied.
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Olcay, Zeynep F., Sertaç Temur, and Ahmet E. Sakalli. "A research on the knowledge level and safety culture of students taking occupational health and safety course." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 16, no. 1 (February 25, 2021): 187–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v16i1.5519.
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The safety culture plays an important role in reducing deaths and injuries in many sectors and educational institutions in developing countries. In this study, it was aimed to determine the occupational health and safety (OHS) course, which is taught as a compulsory course in Istanbul Aydın University before taking the course at the beginning of the term and after taking the course at the end of the term, the difference in occupational safety knowledge level and the level of perception of occupational safety culture. A total of 281 questionnaires were deemed valid. For the research, two different surveys were used to measure. Considering the results, there are positive differences in the knowledge level of the students before and after taking the OHS lesson. It has been determined that the safety culture does not change according to demographic information. OHS should be taught to every student in the universities.
Keywords: Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety education, Occupational health and safety lesson, Safety culture
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Mousavi, Seyed Sajad, Reza Khani Jazani, Elizabeth A. Cudney, and Paolo Trucco. "Quantifying the relationship between lean maturity and occupational health and safety." International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 11, no. 1 (January 9, 2020): 150–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlss-04-2018-0043.
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Purpose This study aims to quantify the multifaceted relationship between lean implementation and occupational health and safety (OHS) performance. Hypotheses based on a set of antecedents (mediating factors) are built and quantitatively tested. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through an international survey with responses from more than 20 countries. Partial least square-based structural equation modeling was used to test a theoretical framework derived from literature. Leading indicators (formative indices) were used to evaluate the four antecedents of OHS performance (mediating factors). Findings All the identified antecedents show a significant mediating role. Antecedents related to the working environment and organizational factors have the strongest mediating effect. Results support the importance of using OHS leading indicators to appropriately measure the impact of lean implementation on workers’ health and safety. Research limitations/implications The proposed OHS leading indicators connecting lean practices to OHS performance antecedents are only explored in this study. Therefore, to establish a comprehensive, validated and practically usable set of leading indicators, further research is needed. Practical implications As there are some synergistic and trade-off relationships between lean and safety, the findings of this study will enable managers and organizations to leverage the positive effects of lean implementation on workers’ health and safety and mitigate the negative effects. Originality/value Several prior studies investigated the multifaceted link between lean and OHS; however, this is the first study that tested direct and mediated influence by defining a coherent set of antecedents. The results justify and strongly support the adoption of OHS leading indicators to measure the impact of lean implementation on OHS performance.
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Boucaut, Rose, and Sophie Lefmann. "SAFER: An Occupational Health and Safety Teaching Framework for Nursing Students." Athens Journal of Health and Medical Sciences 9, no. 4 (September 22, 2022): 199–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajhms.9-4-1.
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Occupational health and safety (OHS) education is integral to healthcare practice. Nurses/nursing students are particularly vulnerable during their work in this high-risk industry. Current clinical teaching appears to focus on individual risks rather than provide a broader overview of the complex issues involved. A novel educational resource, the Safety Assessment Framework for Evaluation and Assessment (SAFER), is presented, addressing a gap in current education resources for nursing students to broaden understanding about OHS. The study re-examined pilot focus group data from first- and third- year student OHS focus groups in an Australian university School of Nursing. The SAFER framework was informed by student nurses impressions/ experiences of OHS (published in 2015 and 2016), supported by a literature review. Central to the SAFER framework is OHS ‘risk management’. It incorporates stakeholders and Australian legislation, all in relation to ‘responsibility’ and ‘trust’. Examples use focus group participant voice, linked with researcher interpretation and supporting documentation. Clinical educators now have a broad resource to facilitate student group discussions about OHS from multiple perspectives. SAFER’s value beyond face validity should be tested, to confirm its applicability as a teaching resource in various university and training environments. Keywords: occupational health, education, nursing, curriculum, student
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Dorrian, Jillian, and Kevin Purse. "Deterrence and Enforcement of Occupational Health and Safety Law." International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations 27, Issue 1 (March 1, 2011): 23–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/ijcl2011003.
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Deterrence is a central consideration in the regulation of occupational health and safety (OHS) and has been the focus of increased empirical attention by regulators and researchers in recent decades. This article provides an evaluation of quantitative and qualitative studies that have sought to determine the deterrent effect of OHS enforcement on employer behaviour. The main findings are that enforcement does result in deterrence where sanctions are involved but not in the manner presumed by traditional deterrence theory, that the certainty of enforcement appears to be the most important component of deterrence, and that specific deterrence is greater than general deterrence. It is also apparent that there are many gaps in the understanding of the role played by enforcement in promoting compliance with OHS obligations and in reducing work-related injury. Apart from their implications for enforcement activity, these findings highlight the necessity for a fundamental re-conceptualization of deterrence theory.
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Olcay, Zeynep Feride, Gülümser Ünkaya, and Gunay Deniz Dursun. "The effect of OHS costs on accident severity rate in the construction industry." Business & Management Studies: An International Journal 9, no. 3 (September 24, 2021): 1076–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v9i3.1877.
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Due to its dynamic nature, rapid technology change, uneducated employees, harsh working conditions, many work accidents, and heavy consequences of accidents, occupational health and safety (OHS) practices are essential in the construction industry. However, occupational Health and Safety measures in the construction industry come with additional costs. Therefore, employers who have to bear a cost to take OHS measures may consider OHS costs unnecessary without considering the costs they will bear after work accidents and occupational diseases. This research aims to estimate the optimal costs of OHS budgets to reduce the number of accidents with lost time injury and whether the carried costs for occupational health and safety in the construction industry impact the lost time injuries. Therefore, OHS costs in the construction industry are grouped into eight categories: fire, work equipment, electricity, health, personal protective equipment, general equipment, training and occupational health and safety service costs. This research is based on the standard unit costs set for the 8 OHS criteria required by the OHS laws, accident severity rates and actual unit costs that the projects have carried for five years for the construction of 15 buildings with 220.000 m2- 500.000 m2 indoor space which is located in Istanbul Turkey, started in 2013 and completed in 2017. Since the research was conducted before January 1, 2020, there is no requirement for an ethics committee permission document. According to the research results, as the costs of occupational health and safety services, fire and training increased, accident severity rates has decreased. However, the impact of other variables on accident severity rates was not statistically significant. Thus, construction enterprises that want to decrease the accident severity rates in their projects need to emphasise occupational health and safety services, fire, and training criteria.
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Nghitanwa, Emma Maano, and Lindiwe I. Zungu. "Occupational health and safety provision awareness among construction workers on the construction industry of Windhoek, Namibia." International Journal of Health 5, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijh.v5i1.7294.
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The purpose of this study is to discuss the awareness on the provision of occupational health and safety (OHS) among construction workers in the construction industry of Windhoek, Namibia. A quantitative, descriptive, cross sectional design was applied. Interviewer- led questionnaires were used to collect the data among 549 participants. The study results showed that most construction workers express poor awareness on construction industry OHS provision. The interventions such as OHS training enforcement is needed in order to increase construction workers OHS awareness through training. The employees need to establish OHS programs on the construction sites which include the development of the OHS policies which shows organisation commitment towards occupational health and safety of its workers.
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Güner, Müberra Devrim, and Perihan Elif Ekmekci. "Health Literacy Level of Casting Factory Workers and Its Relationship With Occupational Health and Safety Training." Workplace Health & Safety 67, no. 9 (June 10, 2019): 452–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2165079919843306.
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Health literacy (HL) is a stronger predictor of an individual’s health status than income, employment status, education level, and race or ethnicity. Lower levels of HL may contribute to low uptake or less adherence to occupational health and safety (OHS) training. This study was conducted among casting factory workers who received OHS training routinely. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, OHS training, and scores of the Health Literacy Survey–European Union (HLS-EU) were collected. Of the 282 of the 600 (47%) workers surveyed, 13.5% had inadequate, 47.5% problematic, 30.9% sufficient, and 8.2% excellent HL scores. There were no statistically significant differences between workers with limited and proficient HL with respect to age group or educational level. Workers with limited HL were less satisfied with OHS training content and were less likely to identify one-on-one health and safety training sessions as training. Limited HL is a universal problem both in the general and working populations, and it may be restricting the workers understanding of OHS training. Occupational health nurses should be aware of the detrimental effects of limited HL and modify their OHS training where needed for purposes of increasing the successful adoption of safe work practices.
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R, Ranjith, Kannan P, Kandasamy R, and Selvaraj G. "Occupational Safety and Health Issues in Spinning Industry." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 9 (September 30, 2022): 879–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.46758.
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Abstract: The study of Occupational Safety and Health issues in spinning industry examines to promote Health and safety to the workers in India. The Hazards and risk involved in the spinning industry is high compared with other industries and least importance is given to spinning industries. Most of accident does not come tothe legal formalities. The People are not aware of Health & safety is due to the workers are uneducated and management not given importance due to promote OHS in spinning industry becomes a barriers in implementing OHS. The major hazards happen are physical, chemical, ergonomically & physiologically Hazards along with these some of things which can create hazards are more working hours,improper ventilation, dust and noise
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McIvor, Arthur. "Guardians of Workers’ Bodies? Trade Unions and the History of Occupational Health and Safety." Labour History: Volume 119, Issue 1 119, no. 1 (November 1, 2020): 1–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/jlh.2020.16.
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Critically assessing the role and influence of trade unions on occupational health and safety (OHS), and tracing their contribution to OHS discourse, is here examined through the lens of history in Britain positioned relative to international experience. The idea of trade union neglect of OHS is challenged through study of the historic role of trade unions and the more recent experience (since the 1970s) of unions’ growing interest in OHS whilst simultaneously experiencing a sharp decline in membership and the adverse impact of this disempowerment on OHS standards. Acknowledging the politics of gender shows British unions neglected occupational health and embodiment issues that impacted upon women as workers. Robust and compelling evidence from the mid-twentieth century - that unions were a powerful countervailing force to workplace dangers, as key sentinels shielding workers’ bodies - is followed by evidence of increasing occupational illnesses in the period of union decline and precarious work from c. 1980. The article urges more critical reflection on trade unions as actors and as a voice in the OHS discourse.
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Nghitanwa, Emma Maano, and Lindiwe I. Zungu. "Occupational Health and Safety legislative compliance in the construction sites in Windhoek, Namibia." International Journal of Health 5, no. 1 (March 20, 2017): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijh.v5i1.7308.
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Non compliances towards occupational health and safety legislations has been on increase globally which leads to higher incidence of occupational accidents, injuries and diseases. The aim of the study is to determine the presence of occupational hazards in the construction industry and to investigate the occupational health and safety provision and compliance among construction sites in Windhoek. A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive design was used to conduct the study. Census sampling was used to include ten construction sites with project running during data collection time and whose site managers agreed to participate in the study. Data was collected in ten construction sites with the site inspection checklist to assess the occupational hazards and OHS compliance in participated construction sites. Data was analysed with SPSS software. The study findings indicated that occupational hazards are prevalent in the construction industry, but there is poor mechanism to control hazards and to prevent hazard exposures. Furthermore, most construction sites are non compliant towards OHS legislations. It is recommended that OHS legislations should be enforced to promote the OHS in the construction industry.
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Simukonda, W., and F. Emuze. "An offsite construction scoping study for occupational health and safety." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1101, no. 3 (November 1, 2022): 032015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/3/032015.
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Abstract Within the sustainable construction philosophical worldview, the construction industry is transiting towards adoption of offsite construction (OSC) as a sine qua non for resolving ill-performances of construction industry. However, its various definitions have potential to obtuse its industry wide benefits and challenges. The aim of this paper is to give a concise description of OSC and its benefits for improving occupation health and safety (OHS). With a framework for conducting a scoping study, this paper highlights various appellations of OSC using scholarly articles by various researchers and practitioners from 2000 to 2020, collected from multiple sources, i.e., Google Scholar and ScienceDirect. The scholarly articles are reviewed regarding research contribution and methodology used. A plethora of OSC studies with divergent scopes and objectives highlight its benefits to environmental sustainability indicators of energy consumption, waste generation and carbon gas emissions, with only implied link to OHS. A new OSC focus that is explicit on OHS benefits and challenges is suggested for future research. The paper contributes to the body of offsite literature by providing a broader OSC definition and reviewing the benefits of OSC to OHS based on their production systems.
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Eyi, Semra, and İbrahim Eyi. "Nursing Students’ Occupational Health and Safety Problems in Surgical Clinical Practice." SAGE Open 10, no. 1 (January 2020): 215824402090180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244020901801.
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Student nurses are exposed to hazards in terms of occupational health and safety (OHS) problems in Turkey. Researching these problems in the clinical setting, improving the health and safety of student nurses is an issue that needs to be investigated. The aim of this study is to present OHS-related impressions and OHS experiences of nursing students in relation to the risk assessment process and from an educational perspective. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 140 students at a nursing school. The study indicated that almost all of the students’ OHS knowledge and awareness level were low, were exposed to contact with blood and body fluids as most dangerous situations, have difficulties in the provision of personnel protective equipment (PPE), were subjected to verbal assault, and experienced anxiety and irritability. They encountered dangerous situations applying treatment in the clinic, preparing drugs, following vital signs, giving general care, and during the intervention in the emergency room, and experienced back pain, headache, increased tendency to sleep, fatigue, and forearm, wrist, hand, and finger injuries. Because of contact with hand antiseptic/latex, skin irritation, and burning eyes, nose, and throat, allergy symptoms were detected. Carelessness and intensive work tempo were the most common causes of workplace accidents. The clinical practice areas are limited in terms of OHS; students are exposed to physical, psychological, and chemical risks with respect to OHS, and they are most psychologically affected by experiencing anxiety and irritability, as well as physiologically, and have symptoms similar to burnout syndrome; they are at risk of getting burnout syndrome.
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Ahmad, Ijaz, Mohammad Rehan, Mansour A. Balkhyour, and Iqbal M. Ismail. "Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety in Motor Vehicle Repair Workshops in Jeddah." Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia 14, no. 3 (September 25, 2017): 901–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2524.
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ABSTRACT: This study aims to examine the occupational health and safety (OHS) status in motor vehicle repair workshops (MVRW) industry in the city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). An inspection tool composed of 10 OHS components and 69 items was employed through observations, interviews, walk through survey and focused group discussions. The data was collected from local workshops (LWs, N=62) and multinational companies’ workshops (CWs, N=11). The mean positive response for OHS components among surveyed LWs and CWs was as follow; personal protective equipment’s (PPEs) (28% and 61%), fire protection and emergency management (52% and 91%), provision of facilities (69% and 94%), electric safety (44% and 82%), general workshop safety (43% and 82%), housekeeping (18% and 84%), chemical exposure (16% and 69%), maintenance and services (54% and 86%), manual handling (84% and 100%) and tool safety (58% and 91%), respectively. The overall OHS mean positive response, complying best practices and regulations, of all OHS elements in LWs was 47% which was much lower than 84% positive response for CWs. The impact of OHS on workers’ health was also discussed together with recommendations given for further improvement.
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Steel, Jonas, Lode Godderis, and Jeroen Luyten. "Methodological Challenges in the Economic Evaluation of Occupational Health and Safety Programmes." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 11 (November 21, 2018): 2606. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112606.
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An emerging issue in occupational health and safety (OHS) is that interventions increasingly have to demonstrate that they offer sufficient value for money. To this end, the last decennia have seen more and more economic evaluation methods being employed in this field. However, several recent publications have indicated that many of the published studies suffer from important shortcomings. This paper aims to highlight difficulties in assessing the value of OHS by use of current economic evaluation methods. First, a summary framework presents an overview of the costs and benefits relevant for OHS interventions. Next, three elements from this framework are selected that are at the same time crucial to OHS value, but also challenging to measure and monetise: Effects on worker productivity, ‘intangible’ benefits, such as reputation effects, and the influence of the broader legal–fiscal context in which an intervention takes place. The following sections then discuss the following research questions for each of these elements: Why is it difficult to exclude these factors from OHS economic evaluations? Why do they pose a challenge to the quality of economic evaluations in OHS? How can they be included, and what are the known advantages and disadvantages of the methods to measure these factors? Future work should investigate (and standardise) better methods to include these elements.
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Yanar, Basak, Agnieszka Kosny, and Peter Smith. "Occupational Health and Safety Vulnerability of Recent Immigrants and Refugees." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 9 (September 14, 2018): 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15092004.
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Recent immigrants and refugees have higher rates of work-related injuries and illnesses compared to Canadian-born workers. As a result, they are often labelled as vulnerable workers. This study explored the factors that contribute to occupational health and safety (OHS) vulnerability of recent immigrants and refugees with a focus on modifiable factors such as exposure to hazards and access to workplace protections, awareness of OHS and worker rights, and empowerment to act on those rights. Eighteen focus groups were conducted with 110 recent immigrants and refugees about their experiences looking for work and in their first jobs in Canada. A thematic content analysis was used to organize the data and to identify and report themes. The jobs described by participants typically involved poor working conditions and exposure to hazards without adequate workplace protections. Most participants had limited knowledge of OHS and employment rights and tended to not voice safety concerns to employers. Understanding OHS vulnerability from the lens of workplace context can help identify modifiable conditions that affect the risk of injury and illness among recent immigrants and refugees. Safe work integration depends on providing these workers with information about their rights, adequate job training, and opportunities for participating in injury prevention.
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Hopkins, Benjamin. "Occupational health and safety of temporary and agency workers." Economic and Industrial Democracy 38, no. 4 (April 29, 2015): 609–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831x15581424.
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Previous quantitative studies have established a link between precarious work and occupational health and safety (OHS). Using an ethnographically informed qualitative approach, this article investigates the workplace experiences of different types of precarious workers, in particular those who are directly-employed temporary workers and those who are engaged through an agency. Drawing on the work of Andrew Hopkins, the article finds cultural practices that lead to worsened OHS experiences for those who are engaged through an agency. These experiences include inadequate safety training, poor quality personal protective equipment and a lack of clarity of supervisory roles.
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Masekameni, Masilu Daniel, Dingani Moyo, Norman Khoza, and Chimwemwe Chamdimba. "Accessing Occupational Health Services in the Southern African Development Community Region." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 18 (September 17, 2020): 6767. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186767.
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Only 15% of the global population has access to occupational safety and health services. In Africa, only 5% of employees working from major establishments have access to occupational health services (OHS). Access to primary health care (PHC) services is addressed in many settings and inclusion of OHS in these facilities might increase efficiency in preventing occupational diseases. A cross-sectional study was conducted in four Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries aiming at assessing the availability of OHS at PHC facilities and the organization of OHS. We conducted a literature review to assess the provision and organization of OHS services. In addition to the review, a total of 23 doctors from Zambia were interviewed using questionnaires in order to determine the availability of OHS and training. Consultations with heads of ministries were done in four SADC countries. Results showed that in the SADC region, OHS are fragmented and lack a comprehensive approach. In addition, out of 23 PHC facilities, only two (13%) provided occupational health and PHC. However, OHS provided at PHC facilities were limited to TB screening and audiometric testing. Our study showed a huge inadequacy of trained occupational health practitioners. This study supports the World Health Organization’s advocacy to integrate OHS at the PHC level.
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YILMAZ, Salih. "How to Enhance Occupational Health and Safety Practices in Schools: An Analysis Through the Eyes of School Principals." International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 9 (October 23, 2022): 922–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.52380/ijpes.2022.9.4.871.
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School principals are responsible for occupational health and safety (OHS) issues that may arise, and they play a critical role in ensuring that health and safety procedures in schools.The purpose of this study is to determine how occupational health and safety practices in schools can be improved with reference to the views of school principals. Twenty-one principals from kindergarten, primary, secondary and high schools participated in this qualitative research. The research data were collected via official documents and semi-structured interviews. Document and content analyses were utilized to examine the data. At the end of the research, the findings show that the OHS activities for school administrations are listed under the following headings: 'Occupational health and safety services', 'training and information, 'emergency drills', 'projects and activities, 'chemical waste and zero waste project', 'audit, guidance and supervision activities', 'health observation', 'precautions, measurements, safety and periodic checks', 'notifications', and 'OHS module'. The expectations of school administrations from senior management for the development of OHS practices address budget/financial support; directing the solutions to the school; the appointment of an OHS specialist, health and security personnel; more training, seminars, audit and technical support; cooperation among institutions. However, school administrators are expected to properly follow work.
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Gerger, Atakan. "Determining the Critical Success Factors of Occupational Health and Safety Using Structural Equation Modeling: A Sample of Turkey." Journal of Social Research and Behavioral Sciences 6, no. 12 (December 10, 2020): 364–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.52096/jsrbs.6.1.2.026.
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The intensely competitive environment which is increasing its effect day by day, technological developments, and rapid changes in customer demands force today's companies to use fewer resources, to produce better quality products in a shorter time at a lower cost, and to provide high service standards. Since to achieve this requires effective use of the workforce, which is the most valuable resource for companies; It is necessary to take various protection measures against occupational accidents and diseases, with the human factor in mind. This research aims to measure the effectiveness of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in Turkey using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), which is a statistical technique. Participants of the questionnaire used in the study include OHS officers, occupational physicians, relevant health personnel, human resources employees, etc. Critical success factors for OHS subjects were determined using the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Structural Equation Modeling. The most important goal is to reduce the number of work accidents and occupational diseases in Turkey by comparing the success factors in this study to those in the literature. Keywords: Occupational Health and Care; Statistical Evaluation for OHS; Statistical Analyze for OHS; Structural equation modelling; Critical success factors for OHS
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Ferdiana, Astri, Fahmi Baiquni, Dhiya Ur Rahman, Awalia Febriana, Siti Solikhah, Ajeng Viska Nervilia, Fitrina Kusumaningrum, Supriyati Supriyati, and Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi. "P.3.11 Implementation of community-based occupational health programs for informal workers in indonesia." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 76, Suppl 1 (April 2019): A99.2—A99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem-2019-epi.272.
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Informal workers account for 60% of workforce in Indonesia. Most do not have access to occupational health and safety (OHS) services. The study aims to explore the implementation of community-based OHS program consisting of OHS post and cadres (referred to as UKK program) among informal workers in rural areas in Indonesia. This study was an implementation research using focus group discussion (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) to workers, primary health care (PHC) staff, and provincial and district program managers. Thematic analysis was used to identify barriers and enablers of UKK implementation at intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, organizational and policy level.A total of 10 FGDs with informal workers from different areas of occupation, two FGDs with PHC staff and 6 KIIs with program managers were conducted. Informal workers faced various occupational risks yet personal protective equipment were rarely available or used. OHS was perceived as important, however, participation in UKK was low because of lack of time and information. There was lack of workers empowerment, resulting in top-down planning of activities by PHC. Informal workers expected PHC health workers to provide OHS services rather than UKK cadres. Not all PHCs have implemented UKK. Few programmers were trained on OHS. The program was assigned low priority and resource allocation by PHC and District Health Office. The absence of OHS regulation for informal workers offered little incentive for government departments to implement OHS programs and services for informal workers.Informal workers had unmet needs of OHS. Substantial efforts are needed to implement UKK, especially investment in financial and human resources. UKK establishment should be focused at workplace with the highest occupational risks. Technical capacity of programmers responsible for health promotion and OHS should be improved. Local policy on social protection and OHS services for informal workers should be developed.
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Costa, Olga, João Matias, and Carina Pimentel. "Occupational health and safety in construction projects: a case study on chemical industry sector." International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety 5, no. 2 (November 30, 2021): 14–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_005.002_0002.
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Background: This study was conducted to demonstrate the importance of occupational health and safety (OHS) management in construction project environments, taking into account the successful development of those projects. The associated problems in OHS management projects were also studied, as substantial empirical research has shown this is a complex theme with a large number of associated factors. Methods: In this study three projects developed in the Portuguese petrochemical industry were analysed using documentary analysis, on-going interaction with workers and direct observations of work activity. A systematic literature review was also carried out. Results: Strengths and weaknesses related to OHS management of the three analysed projects were identified. Grounded on the case studies results a proposal of OHS management in construction projects, in a recommendations format, is also presented. Conclusion: Good results from OHS management in projects can be obtained as long as it is focused on success factors such as: top management commitment; line responsibility; involvement of all employees and, mainly, of direct and indirect managers. Well-defined OHS responsibilities; a well sized and structured organization and the creation of an honest, healthy, motivating and useful OHS environment team with a competent and dynamic coordinator leader are also important success factors.
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Hastuti, Dyah Dewi, Yuliani Setyaningsih, and Kusworo Adi. "Design of Occupational Health and Safety Management Information System at Telogorejo Semarang Hospital." Unnes Journal of Public Health 9, no. 1 (January 31, 2020): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/ujph.v9i1.30866.
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Hospital is one company that is required to develop hospital OHS Management System. Hospital OHS management System is required to carry out the process of recording and reporting OHS which is integrated with the hospital management information system. Problems that occur in the recording and reporting system include difficulties in accessing and searching data, inaccurate in inputting, processing and presenting data, susceptible to data loss, and incomplete information produced. The purpose of this study was to develop an OHS Management Information System at Telogorejo Hospital, Semarang, and test the system. The system design is built based on the stages in the Waterfall Method namely Requirement Analysis, System Design, Implementation, and Testing using the Blackbox Method. The results of this study are the establishment of the Hospital’s OHS Information System which is able to produce output in the form of reports and graphs, and the system has worked well and correctly as expected and in accordance to the rules outlined by the system users and is able to accommodate multi-user use. The conclusion of this study is that the use of the Hospital’s OHS Information System can simplify the data input and process, speed up data searching, and produce more accurate outputs.
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Rantala, Minna, Maria Lindholm, and Sari Tappura. "Supporting Occupational Health and Safety Risk Assessment Skills: A Case Study of Five Companies." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3 (February 2, 2022): 1720. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031720.
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Financial burden due to poor occupational safety practices remains high although occupational health and safety (OHS) have improved in recent years. Conducting risk assessment is one way to improve OHS. Workplaces may not have sufficient expertise in risk assessment. The aim of this study was to identify the needed OHS risk assessment skills, current support in the workplaces and the ways to improve risk assessment skills. This study was conducted with the Delphi survey for OHS experts (n = 13) and with interviews (n = 41) in the case companies. OHS experts agreed that the most significant skills were for employees to identify hazards and minimize risks in one’s work; for supervisors to influence others with a good example; and for OHS experts to understand and manage the wholeness of safety practices and understand and manage the meaning, concepts, and criteria of risk assessment. The current main support methods were learning at work, training and written instructions. However, many of the interviewees felt that they had not received risk assessment training and that the support depended on their activity. Finally, the OHS experts determined that the most feasible ways to improve risk assessment skills were training, coaching and giving clear instructions. Likewise, the interviewees suggested various training methods. Based on these results, concrete development plans to improve risk assessment skills can be made.
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Yanar, Basak, Lynda S. Robson, Sabrina K. Tonima, and Benjamin C. Amick III. "Understanding the organizational performance metric, an occupational health and safety management tool, through workplace case studies." International Journal of Workplace Health Management 13, no. 2 (January 7, 2020): 117–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwhm-09-2018-0126.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to use a comparative qualitative case study design to better understand how the observed characteristics of an organization correspond to their score on the organizational performance metric (IWH-OPM), a leading indicator tool designed to measure an organization’s occupational health and safety (OHS) performance.Design/methodology/approachFive organizations were recruited based on their diverse IWH-OPM scores obtained in a previous study. Qualitative data were collected from these cases and analyzed with consideration of OHS leadership; OHS culture and climate; employee participation in OHS; OHS policies, procedures and practices; and OHS risk control. Similarities and differences among organizations were examined in relation to these themes.FindingsThree distinct groups of firms emerged from the cross-case analysis in terms of their overall OHS performance: high, medium and low. Higher firm IWH-OPM scores generally corresponded to better OHS performance in the workplace as observed through qualitative methods.Originality/valueThe findings are a step toward OHS leaders or practitioners eventually being able, based on an organization’s IWH-OPM score, to have a quick understanding of a workplace’s OHS status and of how best to support further improvement.
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Amal Ali Mukhtad, Fatima Mohammed Alomamy, Aya Abdullah Almukassbi, Aya Joma Rafa Abbas, and Amira Abu baker Alfseiy. "Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Awareness among Healthcare Workers at the Pediatric Hospital in Benghazi City." PanAfrican Journal of Governance and Development (PJGD) 2, no. 2 (August 30, 2021): 31–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.46404/panjogov.v2i2.3229.
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Occupational health and safety (OHS) is an essential area concerned with the protection, health, and safety plus the welfare of individuals involved in any kind of occupation. This study aimed at assessing the occupational health and safety awareness and practices among the healthcare workers in the pediatric hospital in Benghazi city, Libya. The study adopted descriptive survey research in the Benghazi pediatric hospital. The study randomly selected 246 healthcare workers and the response rate was 96%. A questionnaire was used as the main data collection instrument. The data were coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics; frequencies and percentages and inferential analysis of correlation. Around 50% of the participants reported a lower level of awareness regarding occupational health and safety (OHS). The study proposes that the ministry of health should conduct specialist training in occupational health and safety for their staff, they also should confirm provisions of this policy and technical guidelines apply to all health institutions and administrative units within the health sector. Further hospital risk management should put in place a regular monitoring team who will certify that workers notice in firm terms safety measures put in place to avoid any accidents/injuries. Lastly, the study recommends that further research on the factors determining the implementation of occupational health and safety awareness and practices at public health care facilities in Libya.
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Kaynak, Ramazan, Arzu Tuygun Toklu, Meral Elci, and Ismail Tamer Toklu. "Effects of Occupational Health and Safety Practices on Organizational Commitment, Work Alienation, and Job Performance: Using the PLS-SEM Approach." International Journal of Business and Management 11, no. 5 (April 18, 2016): 146. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v11n5p146.
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<p>Recent occupational accidents urged enterprises to put more importance on occupational health and safety practices. The pressure by both the public authority and the business and social milieu has played an important role in it. The present study investigated occupational health and safety (OHS) practices in five dimensions, i.e. safety procedures and risk management, safety and health rules, first aid support and training, occupational accident prevention, and organizational safety support. A survey form was developed in order to investigate the effect of OHS practices on work alienation, organizational commitment, and job performance as a throughput of such practices. The data set obtained from private sector enterprises was analyzed by structural equation modeling using least squares method. The findings of the analysis suggested that such OHS practices as safety procedures and risk management, safety and health rules, first aid support and training, and organizational safety support had a positive effect on organizational commitment. Moreover, it was seen that safety and health rules and organizational safety support decreased alienation, where first aid support and training played a role in increasing work alienation. Finally, safety procedures and risk management, safety and health rules, and organizational safety support had indirect effects on job performance of the employees.</p>
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Berthelette, D., L. Desnoyers, F. Gilbert, and N. Leduc. "Evaluation of the Outcomes of an Occupational Health and Safety Training Program." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 44, no. 12 (July 2000): 2–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120004401271.
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We are evaluating the outcomes of an occupational health and safety training program provided by a Quebec union whose objective is to increase member's ability to participate in injury prevention through union action. In a previous exploratory study we identified the 32 themes of the OHS training program and the learning outcomes pertaining to each of these themes. We used a pretest posttest control group design in order to evaluate the program's outcomes. Questionnaires were distributed to intervention (n=40) and control groups (n=47) whose respective response rates were 100% and 89.4%. We used logistic regression in order to measure the respective effects of OHS program exposure and of the pretest results on the posttest results. In addition, we controlled for the potential confounding effects of the following variables: length of experience as a union delegate or as a member of occupational health and safety committee, previous exposure to an OHS training program, and presence in the delegate's firm of other workers previously exposed to the OHS training program under study. We report on one of the themes of the OHS training program that we identified: the legal right for a worker to refuse to execute a dangerous working activity. The results show that the training on that theme produced most of its expected outcomes.
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Jemai, Hajer, Adel Badri, and Nabil Ben Fredj. "State of the Art and Challenges for Occupational Health and Safety Performance Evaluation Tools." Safety 7, no. 3 (September 15, 2021): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/safety7030064.
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In industrialized nations, occupational health and safety (OHS) has been a growing concern in many businesses for at least two decades. Legislation, regulation, and standards have been developed in order to provide organizations with a framework for practicing accident and illness prevention and placing worker well-being at the center of production system design. However, the occurrence of several accidents continues to show that OHS performance evaluation is subject to interpretation. In this review of the literature, we outline the scope of current research on OHS status and performance evaluation and comment on the suitability of the instruments being proposed for field use. This study is based on a keyword-based bibliographical search in the largest scientific databases and OHS-related websites, which allowed us to identify 15 OHS performance evaluation tools. Our principal conclusion is that researchers in the field have shown little interest in generalizing the instruments of OHS performance evaluation and that none of the 15 tools examined is properly applicable to any real organization outside of the sector of activity, economic scale, and jurisdiction for which it was designed.
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Pillay, Mani. "Improving Organisational Health and Safety Performance: Theoretical Framework and Contemporary Approaches." International Journal of Management Excellence 7, no. 3 (October 31, 2016): 855–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.17722/ijme.v7i3.860.
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This paper is reviews accident causation, prevention and occupational health and safety (OHS) management as an opportunity for improving organisational performance. A theoretical framework based on a periodization scheme is introduced first. This is then used to examine theoretical and practical developments in two inter-twined areas of research; accident causation and OHS management. The key premises, limitations and implications for practice are integrated into this review. The paper concludes with some identified gaps in research and opportunities for progressing organisational OHS performance.
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HJ, Amukugo, Amakali K, and Sipa K. "Perceptions of health workers regarding the occupational health services rendered at Onandjokwe hospital, Namibia." Journal of Hospital Administration 4, no. 6 (July 26, 2015): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jha.v4n6p1.
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Objective: Health care workers are exposed to a variety of health hazards in their daily work. This exposure puts them at risk of acquiring occupational related diseases, including psychological stress, which can lead to mental illness, absenteeism and job dissatisfaction. In view of the potential risks and occupational hazard, a comprehensive health and safety programme for all employees is mandatory to minimize injury among the employees and therefore for the institution to fully harness the potential of its employees. The programme should indicate management goals, objectives and policy implementation, as well as responsibility and accountability for each role player. The aim of this study was to determine the challenges facing health workers regarding the occupational health services (OHS) at Onandjokwe Hospital in Northern Namibia. The objectives of the study were to determine the existing situation relating to the OHS rendered at Onandjokwe Hospital and to explore and describe the perceptions of health workers regarding OHS at the hospital.Methods: The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methodology that included the use of a checklist for collection of quantitative data on evidences of practice of OHS in different departments of the hospital; interviews and focus group discussions for collection of the data on the workers’ perception on OHS in the hospital. Epi-info software version 3.5.1 was used to analyses the quantitative data while Tech’s method of qualitative analysis was used for the qualitative data.Results: The study revealed that the provision of OHS in the hospital was extremely limited. Many key documents guiding the provision of effective OHS were found to be lacking in several hospital departments. Limited training had been conducted and as a result, there was low awareness on OHS among the employees in the hospital. Both management and staff cited lack of key personnel to drive the process as an important impediment to strengthening OHS in the hospital.Conclusions: The main recommendations that arose from the research include the need for the hospital management to comply with the guidelines on Occupational health, acquire and avail key guiding documents for occupational health practice in all the departments; provision of necessary resources for OHS including OHS staff and implementation of OHS programme to safeguard the health of the employees.
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Tappura, Sari, Sirpa Syvänen, and Kaija Leena Saarela. "Challenges and Needs for Support in Managing Occupational Health and Safety from Managers’ Viewpoints." Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies 4, no. 3 (September 1, 2014): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.19154/njwls.v4i3.4178.
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Proper working conditions and successful occupational health and safety (OHS) management help organizations achieve their targets and support the quality of working life and performance. Work-related stress, conflicts, work ability issues, ill health, and other challenging OHS situations in the workplace may impede the well-being and productivity of employees. According to OHS legislation, employers are responsible for managing risks and solving problems in the work community. Challenging situations can be viewed from the perspective of efficiency, since their economic effects may be remarkable. The objective of this study is to describe the challenging OHS situations managers encounter and the support they require in these situations. The results are based on thematic interviews and inquiries with top, middle, and front-line managers in three Finnish public sector service organizations. The most challenging OHS management situations are related to the administration of work under high economic pressure and constant changes in the work community, managing employee workload and time pressures, providing feedback, facilitating collaboration, and managing conflict. The managers’ own understandings, competences, and resources, as well as organizational supports, have an effect on successful resolutions of challenging OHS management situations.
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Hermawan, Surya, and Gunawan Budi Wijaya. "The New Design Criteria For Steel Construction Concerning Occupational Health And Safety." Buletin Profesi Insinyur 2, no. 2 (November 17, 2019): 51–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.20527/bpi.v2i2.41.
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In Indonesia, the number of construction project increased, while the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is one of the main purposes of the construction project. However, the OHS is often neglected which is indicated by the high number of the work accident occurrences. To reduce the work risk, a safe design since the pre-construction stage which is often called prevention through design should be considered. In this research, the method was carried out by a literature study to collect theory and data from some sources, including journal, thesis and website which initiated by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Then, the research continued to field observation for collecting the references to help formulate the new design criteria. The outcome of this research demonstrates that the prevention step for the work accident should be done earlier in the project, which is in the design phase. By doing prevention, such as using the new design criteria with the OHS consideration or the prevention through design, could reduce the work accident risk that could occur in steel construction project. The new design criteria discussing 5 elements in steel structure including column, beam, rafter, endplate connection and angle plate connection by applying the elements of the OHS in advance.Keywords: new design criteria, steel construction, occupational health and safety
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Dimitriou, Dimitrios, and Konstantinos Papakostas. "Review of Management Comprehensiveness on Occupational Health and Safety for PPP Transportation Projects." Sustainability 14, no. 10 (May 21, 2022): 6296. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14106296.
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Sustainability of large transport infrastructure projects is directly linked with the working conditions and procedures in construction and maintenance. Furthermore, safety is one of the most crucial performance indicators for transport infrastructure operators, dealing with management priorities, policies and measures closely related to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). This issue is extremely important especially for public private partnerships (PPP), extensively adopted in transport sector in many regions, where detailed contacts and OHS provisions should be considered. By a systemic analysis, this research identifies the key management factors influence safety performance in the PPP/concession projects and the management comprehensives over those factors. The survey analysis framework for the evaluation of OHS management performance for large transport operators are breakdown, promoting the structure and the expected outcomes toward sustainable management of transport infrastructure. The application is the Greek motorways concessions projects that implemented in the last decade. The research outputs provide key messages to planners, managers, decision makers, and stakeholders over large transport infrastructure sustainable development, promoting OHS performance aspects should be taken into consideration in operation management contacts and highlighting the link between OHS, level of safety, and sustainability. The case study structure and outputs are valuable for comparisons with similar cases, provide the framework for using in other places and/or cases and stimulate the interest for further research.
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Stankova, Galya, Nevena Tzacheva, and Lidiya Hristova. "OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING – A SNAPSHOT OF EMPLOYEES’ LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE." Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers) 27, no. 3 (August 31, 2021): 3905–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2021273.3905.
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Introduction: The EU strategy “Europe 2020” sets up the instruments and targets for better educational levels and training as social dialogue, awareness-levels raising, law enforcement in the field of EU and national legislation. There are efficient resource interactions with other policy areas such as public health and education. EU funds, such as the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Program for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), will support the application of rules relating to health and safety at work. Purpose of this study is analysis and evaluation of the employees, knowledge about health and safety at the workplace and how effective were the conducted OHS training. Tasks: Defining the level of awareness of workers for possibilities of health damage at work. Measuring the level of OSH training support for the implementation of preventive approaches to health protection in the workflow. Studying the preliminary psychological attitude towards OHS training both for employers and employees. Method: Survey through a questionnaire held among workers and employees in several branches of the private sector. Results: The study provides summarized information on several subjects: workers’ knowledge about dangerous hazards in their own working environment; adherence of the safety at work rules; proper use of personal protective equipment and specific work protective equipment; types of training, outreach and education the employees have undergone; levels of basic knowledge of the law and regulations related to OHS; most common methods of OHS training and education and their interpretation for safety and health at work. Conclusions: Most workers are well aware of the health risks at their workplaces. All of them have passed at least one educational course related to OHS. More than 2/3 of the respondents have participated in several types of training. Workers have a basic knowledge of Bulgarian employment law, but it’s incomplete and can be extended to a better degree. The most common reason for participating in Health and Safety at work training is obligatory both by law or higher management of the company. There is a high need to supplement the OHS legislation.
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Rahmawati, Dewi Lestari, Yanuar Ramadhan, and Agusdini Banun. "Analysis of The Effect of Competence, Workload and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): Promotion on The Safety Behavior of Health Workers at X Karawang Hospital." European Journal of Business and Management Research 7, no. 5 (October 19, 2022): 192–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2022.7.5.1647.
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Hospitals as a place for health services can be dangerous and high-risk places for work safety. Work accidents are generally caused by two main things, namely unsafe behavior, and unsafe conditions, it is estimated that work accidents occur due to unsafe work behavior. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of Competence, Workload, and OHS Promotion on the safety behavior of health workers at X Karawang Hospital. The research method used is causal associative research with quantitative techniques using a cross-sectional approach. The research population amounted to 417 people. Samples were taken using a purposive random sampling technique and obtained 179 samples of health workers. The results showed that Competence, Workload, OHS Promotion can affect the safety behavior of health workers. The conclusion of the study shows that Competence, Workload, OHS Promotion together can significantly affect the safety behavior of health workers, partially competence and health promotion variables have a significant effect on safety behavior, while the workload variable does not affect safety behavior. The implications of the research are expected to be input for the OHS committee and management on achieving zero accidents by ensuring all levels of management and all employees follow the OHS policy without exception, providing adequate facilities and resources so that health and safety policies can be implemented properly including regular OHS training, evaluation of implementation, reward and punishment.
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Johansson, Maria, Magnus Nygren, and Leif Berglund. "The changed relations between the construction industry and occupational health services." Work 67, no. 4 (December 22, 2020): 903–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-203341.
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BACKGROUND: From the 1960s until the beginning of the 1990s, the construction industry in Sweden received support for health and safety issues from Bygghälsan, an Occupational Health Service (OHS) that targeted the construction industry. In the 1990s, a reorganization of the OHS changed the relations between the actors involved. OBJECTIVES: This study explores these changed relations between the construction industry and the “old” industry-specific Bygghälsan versus the relations with “new” external OHS. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 interviewees from the construction industry and individuals involved in OHS which were transcribed and analyzed. RESULTS: The results suggest that OHS have changed towards a more general character instead of tailor-made services which has had a negative effect on the relations. Further, Bygghälsan was perceived as being a part of the construction industry while contemporary OHS providers were perceived as outsiders which further complicates building trustful relations. CONCLUSIONS: The relation between the construction industry and Bygghälsan was perceived as better compared to the relations with the new companies providing external OHS. The main barrier to building better relations is the perception that contemporary OHS do not have the same knowledge about the construction industry as Bygghälsan.