scholarly journals Education and Training in Global Occupational Health and Safety: A Perspective on New Pathways to Sustainable Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 538-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Paganelli ◽  
Egidio Madeo ◽  
Ismail Nabeel ◽  
Luigi Isaia Lecca ◽  
Ilaria Pilia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
And Training

SOCIAL ENREPRENEURSHIP: IMPACT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) FACTORS ON WORKERS’ BEHAVIOR IN DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION SECTORS IN OMAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viswanadham Silaparasetti ◽  
G V. R. Srinivasarao ◽  
Firdouse Rahman Khan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
And Training

PURPOSEThis paper critically analyzes and assesses the various factors of occupational health and safety (OHS), and elucidate the factors affecting construction workers’ behavior in different construction projects of Oman. It aims to create Occupational Health and Safety awareness in construction workers working for Social Entrepreneurs in Oman.DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACHTwo hundred and fifty-two construction workers from various projects were selected based on a simple random sampling basis, and the data was collected through a well-defined questionnaire.FINDINGSThe study shows that workers favor communication in the improvement of workers’ behavior in the industrial and infrastructure construction projects.Education and training help in capacity building and skills development and contributes towards sustainable positive OHS result in petrochemical construction projects. Management commitment plays a major part to maintain a sustained hazard free environment in building construction projects. The study also shows that the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) factors –OHS policies, health care, communication, management commitment, education and training and workers’ behavior, have a direct impact on health and safety results towards social entrepreneurship of creating awareness in the construction sectors of Oman.RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/ IMPLICATIONSA model named Construction Industries Influencing Factors Framework (CIIFF) Model, has been developed with the orientation of workers’ behavior which can be developed further making improvements in the existing mechanism and the factors influencing can be dealt with wider procedures to ensure improvements.SOCIAL IMPLICATIONSThe model may help in creating tools that are more effective to reduce Occupational Health and Safety related accidents and property damages in a construction project. 

scholarly journals SDGs reporting by Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety certified organizations

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Fonseca ◽  
Filipe Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Environmental And Occupational Health

Organizations can play a significant role in the advancement of Sustainable Development, and companies with Quality, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (QEOHS) certified management systems address the three Sustainability Dimensions (economic, environmental and social). This research aims to map the present level of engagement of those companies in contributing and reporting to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of The United Nations 2030 Agenda. The content of companies reports (available in web sites, by 31 December 2017) of a total of 235 Portuguese organizations with QEOHS certified management systems, was analyzed. The results show a moderate reporting of SDGs by those companies, with the top five being SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production (23.8%), SDG 13 – Climate action (22.1%), SDG 09 - Industry, innovation, and infrastructure (21.3%), SDG 08 - Decent work and economic growth (20.0%) and SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals (19.6%). The results of the statistical tests indicate that the communication of SDGs is more prominent in organizations (QEOHS) with higher business volume, that are members of the United Nations Global Compact Network Portugal, and that disclose their sustainability reports on their web site. This study can be useful for decision-makers that aim to support organizations to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals OSH - sustainability connection: innovation, education, and benefits

2019 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 12017
Author(s):  
Larisa Ivascu ◽  
Alin Artene ◽  
Attila Turi ◽  
Monica Balan ◽  
Corina Dufour
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Economic Environment ◽  
Health Security ◽  
The Road ◽  
Integrated Sustainability ◽  
Core Role

The three responsibilities of the environment, society, and economy are used to model how sustainability can be incorporated into an organization’s mission, goals, and practices. There are many worker problems embedded in the concept of sustainability. From the perspective of sustainable development, occupational health and safety (OSH) refers to promoting safety, security, health and welfare of workers. Using an integrated sustainability approach offers a way to rethink worker protection approaches and raises new exploration issues and innovation opportunities. This paper aims to present the connections between OSH and sustainable development taking into account the needs of the economic environment. It focuses on Safety and Health’s Core Role in Sustainability. Researchers have also tried to advance the road to sustainable development through innovation and improvement of occupational and health security.

scholarly journals The Reporting of SDGs by Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety-Certified Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fonseca ◽  
Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
Environmental And Occupational Health

Organizations can play a significant role in the advancement of Sustainable Development,and companies with Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety (QEOHS)-certified management systems address the three Sustainability Dimensions (economic,environmental, and social). This research aims to map the present level of engagement of thosecompanies in contributing and reporting to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of theUnited Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda. By publicly disclosing their sustainability reports on theirinstitutional websites, they can, therefore, support this agenda implementation. The content of thecompany reports that were available by 31 December 2017 in the institutional websites, from a totalof 235 Portuguese organizations with QEOHS-certified management systems was analyzed. Theresults show a moderate reporting of SDGs by those companies, with the top five being SDG 12—Responsible consumption and production (23.8%); SDG 13—Climate action (22.1%); SDG 09—Industry, innovation, and infrastructure (21.3%); SDG 08—Decent work and economic growth(20.0%); and SDG 17—Partnerships for the goals (19.6%). The results of the statistical tests indicatethat the communication of SDGs is more prominent in organizations (QEOHS) with the followingcharacteristics: have a high business volume, are members of the United Nations Global CompactNetwork Portugal, and disclose their sustainability reports on their website. This study can be usefulfor both managers and decision makers who aim to support organizations in contributing to theSustainable Development Goals and achieving a better and sustainable future for all.

scholarly journals The effect of OHS costs on accident severity rate in the construction industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1076-1087
Author(s):  
Zeynep Feride Olcay ◽  
Gülümser Ünkaya ◽  
Gunay Deniz Dursun
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Unit Costs ◽  
Accident Severity ◽  
Work Accidents ◽  
Lost Time ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

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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