scholarly journals Evaluation of Working Conditions and Professional Independence Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 118-125
Author(s):  
Fatih Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Professional Independence

A Strategic Response to the Occupational Health Establishment

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Sass
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Workplace Hazards ◽  
Strategic Response ◽  
The Awakening ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Union Activists ◽  
The Way

The experiences of occupational health and safety “activists” in Canada reveal the limits of achieving reform in working conditions by technical efforts in combination with rank-and-file activation. The author argues that the way union “activists” approach occupational health and safety limits workers in dealing with their actual experiences and understanding about workplace hazards and risk, then discusses the conditions for the awakening of their critical consciousness as a basis of acting on hazardous working conditions. The first movement in the way the worker apprehends the work environment is a movement of negation and is the prior condition to a critical and disclosive discourse about workplace hazards. It is the positive side of “No!” and the taking seriously of workers' rights. It is this negation of the negative that holds out the greatest hope for solidarity and a liberatory community in workplaces, since legislated workers' rights as the basis of protection have become a facade. Workers can respond with the power of saying “No!” in solidarity with suffering workers, and then work through appropriate principles, ends, or strategies avoiding entrapment by a “telos” in the first instance. By laying out these “ends” or a strategic paradigm, one introduces a “conversation stopper” for workers and atrophies their activation.

scholarly journals The Use of the Development Index in the Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Conditions - Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Zdeněk Boháč ◽  
Zygmunt Korban
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation

Abstract Both one- and multi-criteria tasks can be distinguished depending on the number of criteria being considered. Illustrated with an example of seven selected underground workplaces, each described by the set of 10 elements, this article discusses the possibilities to use the development index mi for determination of the workplaces which, in the light of the multi-criteria evaluation, are characterised by the worst and most favourable working conditions.

scholarly journals Occupational Health and Safety Duties to Protect Outworkers: The Failure of Regulatory Intervention and Calls for Reform

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Harpur
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Recent Immigrants ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Regulatory Intervention

<p>Many Australian outworkers, especially recent immigrants working from home, currently endure poor working conditions. Outworkers often toil without traditional industrial support. Most retailers and suppliers do not monitor working conditions at the base of the supply chain. Occupational health and safety protections are often not enforced in practice. Increased obligations for retailers and suppliers at the top of the supply chain would reduce the violation of fair working conditions.</p>

scholarly journals Problems of professional selection and the effect of the healthy worker in occupational health

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-399
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Melentev ◽  
Sergey A. Babanov ◽  
Leonid A. Strizhakov ◽  
Denis V. Vinnikov ◽  
Natalya A. Ostryakova
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Medical Terminology ◽  
Functional Capabilities ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Critical Problems ◽  
Degree Of Severity

Introduction. The ”healthy worker effect” (HWE) is currently understood as organized (on the part of the employer) and/or unorganized (self-selection on the part of the worker, due to the functional capabilities and state of health of workers in unfavourable working conditions, is one of the most critical problems when conducting epidemiological studies in occupational pathology. Purpose and objectives. Analysis of the problem in occupational health and safety, the scientific and medical terminology used in the study of the issue of occupational health and safety, taking into account the possible inversion of the effect of exposure to harmful and unfavourable working conditions taking into account this phenomenon, as well as the intensity of occupational health and safety in various professional cohorts. Results. When conducting epidemiological studies in occupational health and occupational pathology, it is necessary to unify the scientific and medical terminology used in researching HWE and consider the possible inversion of exposure to harmful and unfavourable working conditions taking into account this phenomenon. Conclusions. HWE and its intensity in various professional cohorts can indirectly characterize the harmfulness and unfavorability of conditions. HWE, its degree of severity and intensity determine the need for medical and social security and rehabilitation measures in these professional cohorts.

Industrial safety and video analytics

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Video Analytics

The demand for technological solutions for industrial safety is growing rapidly. Digitalization enters all spheres of occupational health and safety in industry, new integrated solutions based on artificial intelligence appear, monitoring personal protective equipment, which create such working conditions where threats to life and health will be minimal.

scholarly journals O1E.4 Electronic waste recycling in québec, canada: hiring practices and occupational health and safety management

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A11.2-A11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Gravel ◽  
Daniel Côté ◽  
Stéphanie Gladu ◽  
France Labrèche
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Matrix Analysis ◽  
Private Company ◽  
Electronic Waste Recycling

Background and objectiveElectronic waste recycling (e-recycling) has received little attention from an occupational health and safety (OHS) perspective. Our objective was to describe hiring and OHS management practices in a sample of formal e-recycling facilities.MethodsWithin a cross-sectional study of exposure of e-recycling workers to various contaminants, we conducted semi-structured face-to-face interviews with a sample of 26 workers and 6 managers, employed in four companies. Thematic analyses, followed by a matrix analysis based on the companies’ missions were conducted on the recorded interviews.ResultsThree companies are small enterprises: one receives young offenders/ex-prisoners for up to six months of vocational internships; another is a private company recruiting its workforce through governmental programs integrating people with chronic health problems; the third, a family business, mainly employs workers within neighbouring communities. Lastly, a medium-sized unionized company recruits its employees through staffing agencies, offering permanent jobs to the best candidates after a three-month trial period. Most participants were male, aged between 20–50 years old, and had not completed high school, except for a few recent immigrants with graduate degrees. Regarding occupational hazards in their workplace, 40% of interviewees reported chemicals, 31% mentioned the danger of being struck by lift trucks, and less than 25% identified toxic vapours, inappropriate protective personal equipments (PPEs), cuts, dusts, musculoskeletal or back pain. Some workers expressed concern about the pace of work (and resulting stress), which they identified as an injury risk factor. None of the participants received any mentoring upon entering the job. Agency workers had inferior wages and did not have access to the same OHS preventive practices or PPEs as regular workers.ConclusionsIn our sample, OHS management practices varied according to the employment relationship, although workers are exposed to similar working conditions. Working conditions in the growing e-recycling industry need our attention.

A Participatory Model for Improving Occupational Health and Safety: Improving Informal Sector Working Conditions in Thailand

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aniruth Manothum ◽  
Jittra Rukijkanpanich ◽  
Damrong Thawesaengskulthai ◽  
Boonwa Thampitakkul ◽  
Chalermchai Chaikittiporn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Participatory Model

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON OCCUPATION SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THEM IN TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (48) ◽  
pp. 217-222
Author(s):  
Melnichenko O ◽  
◽  
Sorochynska O ◽  
Kulbovskyi I ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Management System ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Labor Protection

The article investigates the ways and means of improving and perfecting the state of labor protection at transport enterprises of Ukraine through the implementation of international standards for risk management and occupational safety. A detailed analysis of international standards for occupational safety, and their main benefits that improve the health and safety of enterprises. The object of research is international standards on occupational safety and risk management. The purpose of the work is to analyze the implementation and use of international standards on occupational safety and risk management at Ukrainian transport enterprises. Research methods - analytical. Quality management of labor protection at enterprises is one of the priority areas of transport enterprises in order to reduce occupational injuries and improve working conditions. In order to effectively manage labor protection in transport enterprises, the authors of the article propose the introduction of international standards in the field of occupational safety and risk management in Ukraine. Examining the chosen topic, it was found that in many works that devoted to the application of international standards on occupational safety was not a generalization of all regulations and standards on labor protection and risk management in the enterprise. The main directions for the implementation of international standards for occupational safety and risk management in transport enterprises of Ukraine are proposed. The results of research can be recommended for implementation in the management system of labor protection at transport enterprises of Ukraine. KEY WORDS: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS, RISK ASSESSMENT, IMPROVING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

scholarly journals Occupational Health and Safety Management in Terms of Special Employee Needs – Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Marta Niciejewska
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Sensory Integration ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Specific Group ◽  
Employee Needs ◽  
Special Working

Abstract Every employer is responsible for ensuring safe and hygienic working conditions. According to the Labor Code and the relevant regulations, the elements of safe and hygienic working conditions in each enterprise are very similar. Differences arise when a specific industry or special psychophysical needs of an employee are taking into consideration. There is a specific group of employees for whom the working conditions organized by the employer in terms of occupational health and safety differ from the average working conditions. In the paper the needs, limitations and psychophysical possibilities of professionally active employees with sensory integration disorders are analyzed. In this purpose the direct interview with elements of open observation was used as the research method. The results presented in this paper are the small part (initial diagnosis) of the large project. Preliminary conclusions confirm the difficulty of adapting employees with sensory integration disorders to a universal work environment and the great need to organize special working conditions for them.

scholarly journals The Investigation of Exposure to Silicate Powders in Patients Diagnosed Silicosis

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Disease ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Sea Sand ◽  
The Military

Silicosis, in the textile sector in 2005, was first reported and defined as an occupational disease in Turkey. The process of spraying the sea sand through the fabric with the help of a compressor is called “sandblasting” to bleach, abrading, and aging the jeans. Exposure to sand dust in the working environment, the absence of occupational health and safety measures at the workplace, causes silicosis disease to be observed in the employees who perform denim sandblasting. Within the scope of this thesis, a descriptive epidemiological study was carried out aiming to reach with 45 persons who worked in Istanbul for a certain period in sandblasting and were subsequently diagnosed with silicosis. The main data of this thesis are the socio-economic conditions, demographic characteristics, working conditions as well as information about the working conditions of the patients, and the duration of the disease are also included. All the individuals in the thesis study are male and average 39.40 ± 8.65 years old. All employees (100%, n = 45) have not been subjected to an employment examination. All the employees work 6 days a week, 42.9% work in two shifts, and 57.1% work in three shifts. The distribution of the daily working time of the employees is 8-9 hours of 84.4%, 10-11 hours of 13.3%, and over 12 hours of 2.2%. The proportion of employees without insurance is 93.3% (n = 42) and the rate of insured employees is 6.7% (n = 3) for a while. During the medical examination, 71.1% (n = 32) of the employees started after work, 17.8% (n = 8) after quitting the job and 11.1% (n = 5) before the military service. It has received. Also, 8.9% (n = 4) of the patients were diagnosed with tuberculosis. The rate of those who document that the disease is an occupational disease is 2.2%. (N = 1). In the thesis, especially silicosis and tuberculosis has been shared literature about lung cancer diseases, powdery substance in Turkey and is given to current regulations for crystalline silica. Besides, the results obtained from the survey conducted within the scope of the thesis were shared. The importance of occupational health and safety rules has been emphasized to prevent occupational diseases among those working in workplaces applying the “sandblasting” process

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