OSH Policy

Identification of occupational safety and health research priorities will help Europe reach its 2020 goals

Saturday, 02/12/2023, 10:19(GMT +7)
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has identified key priority areas for occupational safety and health (OSH) research that will help Europe reach its 2020 goals. Priorities have been set around...

Essential Occupational Safety and Health Interventions for Low- and Middle-income Countries: An Overview of the Evidence

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Jos Verbeek1, Ivan Ivanov2 (1) FIOH, Cochrane Occupational Safety and Health Review Group, Kuopio, Finland (2) Interventions for Healthy Environments, Department of Public Health and Environment, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland Abstract ...

Working to rule or working safely? Part 2: The management of safety rules and procedures

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Andrew Halea, b, David Borysc Abstract Part 1, the companion paper to this paper (Hale and Borys, this issue) reviews the literature from 1986 on the management of those safety...

Working to rule, or working safely? Part 1: A state of the art review

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Andrew Halea, b, David Borysc Abstract The paper reviews the literature from 1986 on the management of those safety rules and procedures which relate to the workplace level in organisations....

The effects of the enforcement legislation in the Finnish occupational safety and health inspectorate

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Toivo Niskanen Abstract The goals of this quantitative and qualitative study were to explore the four following questions:  (1) what kinds of views do OSH inspectors have on the application...

Understanding safety in the context of business operations: An exploratory study using case studies

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Anthony Veltria, Mark Pagellb, David Johnstonc, Emile Tompad, Lynda Robsond, Benjamin C, Amick IIId,  Sheilah Hogg-Johnsond,    Sara Macdonaldd Abstract This exploratory research employs a series of cases studies and a...

The role of high schools in introductory occupational safety education – Teacher perspectives on effectiveness

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Dino L. Pisanielloa, Sasha K. Stewarta, Nasreen Jahana, Sandra L. Pisaniellob, Helen Winefieldb, Annette Braunack-Mayera Abstract High school-based introductory occupational safety education has become common and serves an important role...

A proposal for improving safety in construction projects by strengthening coordinators’ competencies

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Ros Serrano Antonio a, Ortiz-Marcos Isabelb.*, Palomo Sánchez José Gabriela, Uruburu Colsa Angelb The figure of the coordinator in health and safety issues in the construction sector first appeared in...

Safety compliance on offshore platforms: A multi-sample survey on the role of perceived leadership involvement and work climate

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Øyvind Dahla.*, Espen Olsen b Accident analyses and investigations regularly identify a lack of compliance with rules and procedures as a central contributing factor to workplace accidents. This underlines the importance...

An exploratory study of migrant workers and safety in three European countries

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Frank Guldenmund, Bryan Cleal, Kathryn Mearns Abstract: An exploratory study was carried out in three European countries – Denmark, United Kingdom and the Netherlands – concerning the safety of migrant...