Time to Get Smart in the Office [workplace - health and safety]

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 36-37
Author(s):  
M. Courtney
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Workplace Health And Safety

Roundtable on OSHA at 20: What Now?

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 50-65
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Workplace Health And Safety ◽  
The Many

ON A WINTRY DAY LAST DECEMBER, nearly 20 years to the day after the nation's lawmakers approved the Occupational Safety and Health Act that aimed to substantially curb the injury, illness and death that are an everyday fact of life in America's workplaces, New Solutions convened a panel of invited guests at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., to gauge just how far we have come. Earlier, in the premiere issue of New Solutions, we had run Charles Noble's analysis of “OSHA at 20.” It gave us starting points for a searching discussion of workplace health and safety in this country from the many perspectives that were represented by our panelists (see box, page 65). All of the opinions and comments made during the discussion represent the participants' own viewpoints and are in no way a reflection of the opinions or views of the agencies or organizations with which they are associated. We asked panelists Charles Noble and Richard Pfeffer to begin the discussion with their analyses of the problems. The talk went on for hours, all of it captured on tape. Insights were plentiful; frustrations were obvious; the suggestions, many. Here is Part 1 of a two-part edited transcript of the Roundtable on OSHA, the agency that is 20 years old this April, and the OSH Act which established it. Part 2 will run in an upcoming issue of this journal. We invite you to join the controversy with your letters and longer comments.

scholarly journals The Interface of Safety and Security; The Workplace

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
George Boustras
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Psychosocial Issues ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Workplace Health And Safety ◽  
Main Factors

Abstract 9/11 had a great impact on the development and occurrence of high publicity security-related incidents. One of the biggest impacts was that to public health, due to an increase in psychosocial issues. Cybersecurity incidents and processes of radicalization (either due to religious, political, or economic reasons) can have a direct result on the workplace as well as at the organizational level, which in turn can affect the worker. The aim of this chapter is to explain the main factors linking safety and security, creating a new area for workplace health and safety, that of the “interface of safety and security”.

Functionalized nanomaterials and workplace health and safety

2022 ◽  
pp. 393-406
Author(s):  
Vildan Erduran ◽  
Muhammed Bekmezci ◽  
Ramazan Bayat ◽  
Zübeyde Bayer Altuntaş ◽  
Fatih Sen
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Functionalized Nanomaterials ◽  
Workplace Health And Safety

scholarly journals Assessing Workplace Health and Safety Strategies, Trends, and Barriers through a Statewide Worksite Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ami Sedani ◽  
Derry Stover ◽  
Brian Coyle ◽  
Rajvi J. Wani
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Organizational Safety ◽  
Industry Sector ◽  
Safety Strategies ◽  
Workplace Health And Safety ◽  
Planning Strategies ◽  
Over Time

Chronic diseases have added to the economic burden of the U.S. healthcare system. Most Americans spend most of their waking time at work, thereby, presenting employers with an opportunity to protect and promote health. The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of workplace health governance and safety strategies among worksites in the State of Nebraska, over time and by industry sector using a randomized survey. Weighted percentages were compared by year, industry sector, and worksite size. Over the three study periods, 4784 responses were collected from worksite representatives. Adoption of workplace health governance and planning strategies increased over time and significantly varied across industry sector groups. Organizational safety policies varied by industry sector and were more commonly reported than workplace health governance and planning strategies. Time constraints were the most common barrier among worksites of all sizes, and stress was reported as the leading employee health issue that negatively impacts business. Results suggest that opportunities exist to integrate workplace health and safety initiatives, especially in blue-collar industry sectors and small businesses.

The Client's Role in Improving Workplace Health and Safety

2019 ◽  
pp. 17-46
Author(s):  
Helen Lingard ◽  
Nick Blismas ◽  
Tiendung Le ◽  
David Oswald ◽  
James Harley
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Workplace Health And Safety
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