OSH Policy

Health and safety management in olive oil mills in Spain

Saturday, 02/12/2023, 10:19(GMT +7)
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 olive oil production is 2.2...

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...

The main benefits associated with health and safety management systems certification in Portuguese small and medium enterprises post quality management...

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Gilberto Santos a,*, Síria Barros a, Fátima Mendes b, Nuno Lopes a Abstract The purpose of this study is to characterize how Portuguese Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) view the...

Making work environment auditable – A ‘critical case’ study of certified occupational health and safety management systems in Denmark

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Pernille Hohnen, Peter Hasle This paper discusses the impact of certification on occupational health and safety management (OHSM) systems. Most research in the field has focused on how well such...

The safety representative under pressure. A study of occupational health and safety management in the Norwegian oil and gas industry

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Jan Hovden, Terje Lie, Jan Erik Karlsen, Bodil Alteren Abstract The paper examines the role of safety representatives in modern working life. The main objective is to investigate the operational...

Protecting the planet and its people: How do interventions to promote environmental sustainability and occupational safety and health overlap?

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Thomas R. Cunningham, Neville Galloway-Williams, E. Scott Geller Abstract Problem: The challenges of both occupational safety and health and environmental sustainability require large-scale behavior change for meaningful improvements to occur....

Occupational health and safety management in small and medium-sized enterprises: An overview of the situation in Thailand

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Pornpimol Kongtip, Witaya Yoosook, Suttinun Chantanakul Abstract This study aimed to present an overview of the situation of occupational health and safety management in small and medium size enterprises (SMEs)...

Nanotechnologies, engineered nanomaterials and occupational health and safety – A review

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
K. Savolainen, L. Pylkkänen, H. Norppa, G. Falck, H. Lindberg, T. Tuomi, M. Vippola, H. Alenius, K. Hämeri, J. Koivisto, D. Brouwer, D. Mark, D. Bard, M. Berges, E. Jankowska,...

A new conceptual framework to improve the application of occupational health and safety management systems

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
A.M. Makin, C. Winder Abstract The benefits of using occupational health and safety management systems (OHS MS) have been typically restricted to large scale, multi-site organisations, often from the manufacturing...

Nanoscience, nanotoxicology, and the need to think small

OSH Policy, 02/12/2023, 10:19
Comments on the possible health risks of nanotechnology. Similarity of the structure on nanotubes and asbestos which suggests there is a possibility of similar invasion of the body with similar...