Effectiveness evaluation methodology for safety processes to enhance organisational culture in hazardous installations

Mengolini, Anna; Debarberis, L.

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.11.078

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“…Industrial countries initially attempted to address the issue through the introduction of health and safety regulations. But catastrophic accidents such as Bhopal (India), Chernobyl (Ukraine), and Piper Alpha (UK) resulted in a view of OHS that was more focused on technical and human factors [1], [5]. Since then, a number of OHS management systems (OHSMSs) have been introduced by national and international bodies.…”

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Evaluation of the Quality of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Based on Key Performance Indicators in Certified Organizations

Mohammadfam

Kamalinia

Momeni

et al. 2017

Safety and Health at Work

114

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BackgroundOccupational Health and Safety Management Systems are becoming more widespread in organizations. Consequently, their effectiveness has become a core topic for researchers. This paper evaluates the performance of the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001 specification in certified companies in Iran.MethodsThe evaluation is based on a comparison of specific criteria and indictors related to occupational health and safety management practices in three certified and three noncertified companies.ResultsFindings indicate that the performance of certified companies with respect to occupational health and safety management practices is significantly better than that of noncertified companies.ConclusionOccupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001-certified companies have a better level of occupational health and safety; this supports the argument that Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems play an important strategic role in health and safety in the workplace.

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Evaluation of the Quality of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Based on Key Performance Indicators in Certified Organizations

Mohammadfam

Kamalinia

Momeni

et al. 2017

Safety and Health at Work

114

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“…Moreover, traditionally safety performance has been measured by metrics such as OSHA recordable injury rates, Days Away, Restrictions and Transfers (DART) injury rates, and Experience Modification Ratio (EMR) that are gathered after losses have been incurred and cost assessments have been made. Such measurements are classified as lagging indicators, whose value remains questionable as they record data of incidents after facts (Hinze, Thurman, & Wehle, 2013) and fail to provide enough information for future safety performance in the workplace (Mengolini, & Debarberis, 2008). As an alternative, leading indicators are measures used to predict future levels of safety performance (Hinze, 2005), through monitoring current information about conditions, processes, and activities that can drive identification, elimination, or control of risks in the workplace (Hallowell, Hinze, Baud, & Wehle, 2013).…”

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State of Practice of Construction Site Safety in the USA

Dai¹,

Yoon²,

GangaRao³

2016

Front. Eng

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The construction industry has long been plagued with a high number of fatalities in the USA. Much safety improvements have been made after the USA Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. However, this industry still suffers from a disproportionately high rate of work-related fatalities in comparison to other industries. To provide a holistic view of current construction safety practices and corresponding performance, this paper reviews statistics of construction fatalities and their causes. It then presents efforts led to prevent work-related accidents and injuries by the federal safety agencies and the industry. Additionally, advantages and limitations of current practices in terms of construction safety have been discussed along with promotion of aspects in construction work environment.

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“…Growing number of safety professionals questions the value of lagging indicators and argue that lagging indicators do not provide enough information or insight to effectively avoid future accidents (e.g. Grabowski et al, 2007;Mengolinim and Debarberis, 2008;Hinze et al, 2013). Hinze et al (2013) concludes that any firm that truly embraces the zero injury philosophy will consider the use of other measures than the traditional lagging indicators of safety performance.…”

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Health and safety management in a changing organisation: Case study global steel company

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Effectiveness evaluation methodology for safety processes to enhance organisational culture in hazardous installations

Cited by 47 publications

References 10 publications

Evaluation of the Quality of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Based on Key Performance Indicators in Certified Organizations

Evaluation of the Quality of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Based on Key Performance Indicators in Certified Organizations

State of Practice of Construction Site Safety in the USA

Health and safety management in a changing organisation: Case study global steel company

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