Comparison of practices related to occupational health and safety in microscale wood-product enterprises

Top, Yener; Adanur, Hakan; Öz, Mehmet

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2015.10.014

Cited by 30 publications

(25 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…These are similar to the findings from previous studies where perceived need and discomfort were major factors affecting the use of PPE. (Diwe, et al, 2016;Osonwa, et al, 2015;Top, et al, 2016) The similarity in findings could be due to DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.07.01.Art023 ISSN: 2520-3134 the fact the studies were carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa which is a region characterized by hot and humid climate.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…(Tagurum, et al, 2018) Inadequate provision of PPE by the employer was the major identified as a barrier to usage of PPE among wood factory workers in Calabar Nigeria (Osonwa, et al, 2015) while forgetfulness was a major factor among timber workers in the south-eastern part of Nigeria. (Diwe, et al, 2016) Other common factors identified were the cost of PPE, inconvenience, lack of felt need, (Diwe, et al, 2016;Osonwa, et al, 2015;Top, Adanur, & Öz, 2016) and perception of being invincible. (Lombardi, et al, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Knowledge of Chemical Hazards and Safety Practices among Furniture Makers Exposed to Organic Solvents in Ile-Ife Nigeria

Akinyemi¹

2019

TIJPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Furniture making industries commonly operate on small scale in Nigeria and their practices are poorly regulated. There has been less focus on the work practice and level of knowledge of related chemical hazards among people working in this sector. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the furniture makers' level of knowledge on health effect of related chemical hazards and assess the factors affecting their use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed. 108 participants were enrolled using a multi-stage sampling technique. A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain data from participants while checklist was used to assess their workshop. A p-value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Result: Good level of knowledge of chemical hazard was observed among 65% of the respondents. The levels of knowledge of PPE use and health effect of exposure to these chemicals were, 64.4% and 54% respectively. Common factors affecting the use of PPE among furniture makers were lack of felt need, awareness and discomfort. None of the workshops inspected met the specifications stipulated for spray painting. Conclusion: Furniture makers are at risk of the health effects of chemical hazards. Majority of the respondents had poor knowledge of the effect of this hazard and did not use PPE, thus putting them at risk. There is a need for health education intervention to improve their level of knowledge which may also serve as motivating factor to improve on the use of appropriate PPE among these artisans.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge of Chemical Hazards and Safety Practices among Furniture Makers Exposed to Organic Solvents in Ile-Ife Nigeria

Akinyemi¹

2019

TIJPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Questionnaire administered to employers, OSH practitioners or workers [18,22,42,44,48,53] Accident databases and absenteeism [8,31,42,50,51] Interviews with top-level management and workers [10] Unsafe behaviors Identification of at-risk behavior regarding the use of PPE and CPE; quantification of the % of unsafe behaviors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational safety and health performance indicators in SMEs: A literature review

Barbosa

Azevedo

Rodrigues

2019

WOR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BACKGROUND: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face greatest difficulty in managing occupational risks compared to large enterprises. Limited resources, little knowledge about risk management process and deficiencies in organizational processes are often pointed in the literature as important obstacles to occupational safety and health (OSH) performance in SMEs. However, external factors can also be of paramount importance, such as the economic crisis. Because under specific scenarios OSH conditions may deteriorate in SMEs, is important to establish effective indicators. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to identify OSH performance indicators within the context of SMEs. METHODS: To identify the indicators, a literature review was carried out on different studies published in scientific journals in the OSH field between 2008 and October 2018 using the Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science and PubMed databases. RESULTS: As a result, 14 management and organization OSH indicators applied to SMEs were identified, along with 5 at individual OSH indicators. CONCLUSION: The indicators were discussed in relation to its applicability to assess OSH performance, as well as their reliability. Future research should be done to assess the identified indicators in SMEs.

show abstract

“…The aims of the work have been to test the effectiveness of SKM with a larger data set than in the previous works and to identify occupational accident families, together with a quantification of an awareness of their occurrence and frequency. As discussed in Top et al [19], the wood industry is mainly characterized by small and medium-sized enterprises-SMEs-whose operators are exposed to multiple hazard factors.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Large Occupational Accidents Data Analysis with a Coupled Unsupervised Algorithm: The S.O.M. K-Means Method. An Application to the Wood Industry

Comberti

Demichela

Baldissone

et al. 2018

Safety

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Data on occupational accidents are usually stored in large databases by worker compensation authorities, and by the safety and prevention teams of companies. An analysis of these databases can play an important role in the prevention of accidents and the reduction of risks, but it can be a complex procedure because of the dimensions and complexity of such databases. The SKM (SOM K-Means) method, a two-level clustering system, made up of SOM (Self Organizing Map) and K-Means clustering, has obtained positive results in identifying the dynamics of critical accidents by referring to a database of 1200 occupational accidents that had occurred in the wood industry. The present research has been conducted to validate the recently presented SKM methodology through the analysis of a larger data set of more than 4000 occupational accidents that occurred in Piedmont (Italy), between 2006 and 2013. This work has partitioned the accidents into groups of different accident dynamics families and has quantified the severity and frequency of occurrence of these accidents. The obtained information may be of help to Company Managers and National Authorities to better address preventive measures and policies concerning the clusters that have been identified as being the most critical within a risk-based decision-making framework.

show abstract

Comparison of practices related to occupational health and safety in microscale wood-product enterprises

Cited by 30 publications

References 28 publications

Knowledge of Chemical Hazards and Safety Practices among Furniture Makers Exposed to Organic Solvents in Ile-Ife Nigeria

Knowledge of Chemical Hazards and Safety Practices among Furniture Makers Exposed to Organic Solvents in Ile-Ife Nigeria

Occupational safety and health performance indicators in SMEs: A literature review

Large Occupational Accidents Data Analysis with a Coupled Unsupervised Algorithm: The S.O.M. K-Means Method. An Application to the Wood Industry

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About