Systematic occupational health and safety work in Norway: a decade of implementation

Saksvik, Per Øystein; Torvatn, Hans; Nytrø, Øystein

doi:10.1016/s0925-7535(02)00020-6

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“…Company size is therefore an approximation, or proxy variable, for other variables affecting OHS performance. Øystein Saksvik, Torvatn, and Nytrø [ 42 ] point out that, though OHS is influenced by company size, it is the companies’ actual performance in terms of OHS management that is of interest.…”

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Perceptions of work environment priorities: Are there any differences by company size? An ecological study

Nordlöf

Wijk

Westergren

2015

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BACKGROUND:Earlier studies suggest that the quality of handling occupational health and safety (OHS) activities differs between companies of different sizes. Company size is a proxy variable for other variables affecting OHS performance.OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate if there is an association between company size and perceptions of work environment prioritizations.METHODS:Data from 106 small- and medium-sized Swedish manufacturing companies was collected. One manager and one safety delegate at each company rated different aspects of their companies’ work environment prioritizations with a 43-item questionnaire. Ratings were aggregated to a summary statistic for each company before analysis.RESULTS:No significant differences in perceptions of priority were found to be associated with company sizes. This is in contrast to earlier studies of objective differences. The respondents in small companies, however, showed significantly greater consensus in their ratings.CONCLUSIONS:Company size does not appear to be associated with perceptions of work environment prioritizations. Company size is an important proxy variable to study in order to understand what factors enable and obstruct safe and healthy workplaces. The work presented here should be viewed as an initial exploration to serve as direction for future academic work.

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Perceptions of work environment priorities: Are there any differences by company size? An ecological study

Nordlöf

Wijk

Westergren

2015

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“…The Work Environment Act of 1977 helped spur interest in occupational Danish health research, and this was followed by formation of the Danish Association of Occupational Medicine in 1984 (3). A Working Environment Act was also passed in Norway during 1977, and in 1992 it became mandatory for every Norwegian enterprise to establish a workplace health system, regardless of trade or size (4). A special Act on Occupational Health Services was passed in Finland during 1978, which obliged employers to organize these services for all employees (1).…”

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A history of the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health

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2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…The Norwegian internal control regulations for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) [30] requires systematic efforts to ensure HSE, including clear lines of responsibilities, mapping, and monitoring of hazards and risks and the compositions of measures to mitigate risk. The regulations are clearly inspired from general quality theory [31] and the idea of continuous improvement by means of the cyclic process of Plan-Do-Check-Act [32] is also made evident in international ISO standards. In health care, quality assurance systems may include external or internal audits, patient surveys, and reporting of adverse events.…”

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Strengthening patient safety in transitions of care: an emerging role for local medical centres in Norway

Kongsvik

Halvorsen

Osmundsen

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BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundPatient safety has gained less attention in primary care in comparison to specialised care. We explore how local medical centres (LMCs) can play a role in strengthening patient safety, both locally and in transitions between care levels. LMCs represent a form of intermediate care organisation in Norway that is increasingly used as a strategy for integrated care policies. The analysis is based on institutional theory and general safety theories.MethodsA qualitative design was applied, involving 20 interviews of nursing home managers, managers at local medical centres and administrative personnel.ResultsThe LMCs mediate important information between care levels, partly by means of workarounds, but also as a result of having access to the different information and communications technology (ICT) systems in use. Their knowledge of local conditions is found to be a key asset. LMCs are providers of competence and training for the local level, as well as serving as quality assurers.ConclusionsAs a growing organisational form in Norway, LMCs have to legitimise their role in the health care system. They represent an asset to the local level in terms of information, competence and quality assurance. As they have overlapping competencies, tasks and responsibilities with other parts of the health care system, they add to organisational redundancy and strengthen patient safety.

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Systematic occupational health and safety work in Norway: a decade of implementation

Cited by 33 publications

References 12 publications

Perceptions of work environment priorities: Are there any differences by company size? An ecological study

Perceptions of work environment priorities: Are there any differences by company size? An ecological study

A history of the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health

Strengthening patient safety in transitions of care: an emerging role for local medical centres in Norway

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