OSH Policy

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

Saturday, 02/12/2023, 10:19(GMT +7)
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 our legislation through the incorporation of...

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...

Health and safety policies and work attitudes in Cypriot companies

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Athanasios Hadjimanolis, Georgios Boustras Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to investigate the association of organizational health and safety policies and procedures (OHSPs) and safety perceptions of employees as...

Occupational safety in multicultural teams and organizations: A research agenda

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Annick Starren, Jos Hornikx, Kyra Luijters Abstract: Safety is an important issue in the workplace, in particular at the lower end of the labor market where the workforce often consists...

Interlocked projects in safety competency and safety effectiveness indicators in the construction sector

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Herbert C. Biggs, Sarah E. Biggs Safety culture is a concept that has long been accepted in high risk industries such as aviation, nuclear industries and mining, however, considerable research...

Safety leaders’ perceptions of safety culture in a large Australasian construction organisation

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Sarah E. Biggs, Tamara D. Banks, Jeremy D. Davey, James E. Freeman This paper reports safety leaders’ perceptions of safety culture in one of Australasia’s largest construction organisations. A modified...

Safety risk management for electrical transmission and distribution line construction

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Alex Albert, Matthew R. Hallowell Prior research has established that electrical contractors involved in the construction and maintenance of electrical transmission and distribution (T&D) lines are at extremely high risk...

Health and safety management in olive oil mills in Spain

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Juan Manuel Parejo-Moscosoa, Juan Carlos Rubio-Romeroa, Salvador Pérez-Cantoa, Manuel Soriano-Serranob Abstract Problem The olive oil mill sector is very important in Spain, the world’s leading producer of olive oil. Spanish...

Middle managers’ role in safeguarding OHS: The case of the shipping industry

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Syamantak Bhattacharyaa, Lijun Tangb Abstract Employee participation and commitment from top management are important factors in effective occupational health and safety (OHS) management. However, between top management and employees there...