A Systematic Review of Occupational Health and Safety Business Cases

Abstract

Business cases are arguments developed to secure management commitment and approval for investment in an intervention. This systematic review evaluated 12 experimental and quasi-experimental studies on occupational health and safety interventions (OHSI) in various settings. The search engines used in this systematic review include PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus. A cost and benefit analysis of OHSI was completed at the organizational level in these studies. The focus of this analysis included sample, design, theoretical framework, interventional strategies, and threats to validity and outcomes. Positive returns on investment of OHSI outcomes were shown in 10 of the studies. The other two studies concluded that their chosen OHSI were not cost-effective.

Steps and theories towards more effective business case processes within existing organisations: an inter-disciplinary systematic literature review

“…Rodrigues et al. , 2018; Lee, 2018; Zadeh et al. , 2015; Schmidek and Weeks, 2005), did a content analysis of BC documents in practice (e.g.…”

“…For step 13 (provide financial calculations), Fischer and Duncan (2020), Lee (2018) and Grosse et al. (2006) identified three main approaches.Return on investment (ROI); A money, ratio or percentage calculation defined as the net value of the investment/cost of the investment.A manipulation of the ROI is the net benefits analysis, expressed as the value of all benefits − value of all costs.Reiter et al.…”

“…Later, Einhorn and colleagues published a set of papers (Einhorn et al ., 2019, 2020; Marnewick and Einhorn, 2019) about their suggestion for 37 process steps of an IT focused BC of 8 elements. Outside the IT field, Lee (2018) performed a systematic review of BC studies in the field of occupational health and safety (which identified only 12 previous studies). The biggest systematic selection of previous research has been done by Rodrigues et al.…”

Learning Tool for a Cost-Based Management of Occupational Health and Safety Measures

“…De façon complémentaire, d'autres travaux ont développé des outils d'aide à la décision d'investir ou non dans les mesures et les programmes préventifs comme les programmes de prévention des troubles musculo-squelettiques, des chutes, etc. (Lee, 2017). Bien que les évaluations économiques devraient, en principe, contribuer au processus décisionnel, d'autres facteurs que l'efficacité économique dictent la décision finale, comme la rétention du personnel difficilement remplaçable (Hoch et Dewa, 2005 ;Redinger et Levine, 1998).…”

“…Bien qu'intéressantes, ces données sur l'ensemble des coûts directs et indirects de SST interpellent peu les gestionnaires d'entreprise, dont l'intérêt premier est les coûts assumés par leur entreprise en matière d'absence, de perte de productivité, d'expertise et de perte de parts de marché. L'analyse comparée des études microéconomiques est plus difficile, voire impossible, puisque les critères d'analyse des coûts-bénéfices sont rarement identiques comme pour les investissements de programmes ergonomiques ou de formation sur les méthodes sécuritaires (Lee, 2017 ;Tompa, Dolinschi, de Oliveira, 2006). De plus, rarement l'ensemble des coûts directs, indirects et humains est pris en compte dans les études.…”