From employee representation to problem-solving: Mainstreaming OHS management

Hasle, Peter; Seim, Rikke; Refslund, Bjarke

doi:10.1177/0143831x16653187

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“…In this sense, the following external determinants can be identified: macrocontextual factors, related to policies and systems of legal regulation of occupational health [28,29], such as the capacity of representatives and workers to paralyze productive activity in the face of serious or imminent risk [30]; the promotion of regulations that reward the integration of the prevention management system through its own means to facilitate participation [31]; the promotion of participation through the requirements of the labour inspection [32], regulations that do not systematically make technicians responsible for the prevention of accidents in companies to prevent expert knowledge from blocking participation [33]; or the promotion of policies for the representation of interests that facilitate decentralised self-regulation through the participation of autonomous trade unions [27,34]. The internal factors that influence the effectiveness of participation are business leadership and willingness to promote a participatory culture [35][36][37][38][39][40]; training and empowerment of workers and their representatives to collectively challenge unsafe situations [37][38][39]; the size of the workplace and the sector of activity to the extent that participation is greater in larger workplaces and in industries where occupational risks are more evident [18,27,41]; in addition, greater capacity for participation will exist when specialized occupational health representation is unionized [42] or has strong external support from the union [43,44].…”

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The Impact of the Direct Participation of Workers on the Rates of Absenteeism in the Spanish Labor Environment

Castiblanque

2020

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The aim of this research was to study the relationship between the different levels of direct participation of workers (passive, consultative or active-delegated) in risk prevention management with the levels of absenteeism in Spain. To this end, a transversal study was carried out using microdata from the Second European Survey of Companies on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER-2-Spain, 2014) with a master population of 3162 work centres. A multinomial logistic regression model was carried out, with the dependent variable being the levels of absenteeism and the independent variables, the participation indicators and preventive management, calculating the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) between all the independent and control variables, with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% IC). The results obtained showed how the active-delegative participation of workers in the design and adoption of psychosocial risk prevention measures reported 2.33 less probabilities of having a very high or fairly high level of absenteeism (aOR = 0.43; 95%IC:0.27–0.69). However, having documented aspects of preventive management (plan, risk assessment, planning measures) did not have any impact on absenteeism levels, which shows that we can fall into an unrealistic institutional mirage of security with active policies of co-education or co-management being necessary to reduce absenteeism.

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The Impact of the Direct Participation of Workers on the Rates of Absenteeism in the Spanish Labor Environment

Castiblanque

2020

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“…Companies based in countries with high OHS standards and supportive implementation can be well placed to identify deficient OHS practices and deliver training to local partners. For example, EU countries sport high OHS standards complemented by national monitoring and supportive training with training-of-trainers components (Hasle, Seim and Refslund, 2016;European Commission, n.d.). EU-based companies could help OHS capacity, thereby contributing to fulfilling rights to health, which may also resulting in increased up-times and production and lower health-related expenses for the individual, the community and governments.…”

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Do no harm and do more good too: connecting the SDGs with business and human rights and political CSR theory

Buhmann

Jönsson

Fisker

2019

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Purpose This paper aims to explain how companies can benefit from their human rights due diligence process to identify opportunities for sustainable development goals (SDGs) activities in an operationalisation of political corporate social responsibility (PCSR). Design/methodology/approach Combining PCSR, SDGs and business and human rights (BHR) literature, the paper develops an extension of the risk-based due diligence process described by the BHR literature, helping companies identify societal needs to which they may contribute in accordance with PCSR through engaging in the SDGs. Findings Companies can benefit from resources they already invest in due diligence to identify their adverse human rights impacts, by drawing on the insights gained on broader needs, including human rights, to which they may contribute. This can help them develop appropriate interventions to address local needs and advance their moral legitimacy through assisting in SDG-relevant fulfilment of human rights. Research limitations/implications The paper provides theory-based guidance on how companies can assess their capacity for contributing societal value through human rights-oriented SDG interventions. Future empirical research may explore how companies apply the extended due diligence process to assess needs and determine relevant actions. Practical implications The paper offers a principle-based analytical approach for integrating the “do no harm” imperative of BHR theory with PCSR’s call for business assistance in the delivery of public goods and the SDGs’ call for business action to “do good’. Social implications This paper enables enhanced business implementation of the SDGs in line with PCSR and human rights theory, especially the emergent field of business and human rights. Originality/value This study gives theory-based guidance for companies for SDG contributions based on innovative combination of literatures.

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“…The role of OHS representatives has accordingly changed to focus on solving specific problems in the workplace as an integrated part of daily operations. Both management and colleagues consider the OHS representatives as a resource that can be utilized to manage the work environment (Hasle, Seim, & Refslund, 2016).…”

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Study Of The Effectiveness Of Training Occupational Safety Workers

Boyarov¹

2019

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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The training of competent workers should adequately respond to the needs of employers. Trained workers must fully meet all the demands of the labor market for the quality and safe performance of labor functions. This is very important and necessary for employers to implement production processes. A variety of forms and types of production activity requires the adoption of various security measures and continuous training of workers. Therefore, training should be massive, short-term, accessible to workers, easily implemented for employers, and uniformly organized by training organizations and authorities. In this case, the whole system of training in occupational safety is based on a system of differentiation of types of training for various groups of workers based on state requirements for the content, duration, and forms of training organization. Improving the quality of education is possible with the inclusion of modern learning tools. In this article, the authors attempt to answer problematic questions and show how do various forms, methods, and means of education influence the quality of the formation of workers' knowledge in the field of occupational safety (FOS) and what pedagogical conditions will ensure the introduction of a model of training workers in safety and occupational safety in the system of additional education. The importance of solving this problem to improve the professional literacy and culture of employees of enterprises and determines the relevance of our study.

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From employee representation to problem-solving: Mainstreaming OHS management

Cited by 20 publications

References 47 publications

The Impact of the Direct Participation of Workers on the Rates of Absenteeism in the Spanish Labor Environment

The Impact of the Direct Participation of Workers on the Rates of Absenteeism in the Spanish Labor Environment

Do no harm and do more good too: connecting the SDGs with business and human rights and political CSR theory

Study Of The Effectiveness Of Training Occupational Safety Workers

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