Designing national systems to support the analysis and prevention of occupational fatal injuries: Evidence from Italy

Merich, Diego de; Gnoni, Maria Grazia; Guglielmi, Armando; Micheli, Guido Jacopo Luca; Sala, Guido; Tornese, Fabiana; Vitrano, Gaia

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105615

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“…Zwetsloot et al ( 6 ) and Hasle et al ( 53 ) have explored the orchestration of these diverse stakeholders aiming to identify potential improvement areas beyond the confines of individual organizations. Key stakeholders, including representatives from trade unions and employer associations, play a pivotal role in shaping interventions that are well-grounded in real settings ( 54 ).…”

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“…In particular, coordination among OSH stakeholders, knowledge awareness, and information sharing are only a few drivers that can improve the effectiveness of field OSH interventions. A conscious network of stakeholders would support the development of interventions and work toward continuous improvement ( 54 ). A recent EU-OSHA report ( 104 ) shares the same view by stating that orchestrated/coordinated actions may be more effective than unilateral ones in leveraging better OSH, but strong leadership is required.…”

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“…As shown in the literature, higher coordination between OSH stakeholders improves the effectiveness of OSHMSs by increasing their adoption levels and, in general, OSH interventions (54,93). The EU-OSHA's ESENER report (103) emphasizes this element, noting that the "presence (and involvement) of employee representation is a factor in ensuring that such OSH policies and action plans are put into practice."…”

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“…The EU-OSHA's ESENER report (103) emphasizes this element, noting that the "presence (and involvement) of employee representation is a factor in ensuring that such OSH policies and action plans are put into practice." A conscious network of stakeholders is indeed vital to OSH improvement, which would enable any implemented intervention to be sustainable and effective in the long run (54). In addition, the broader environment, encompassing various contextual factors, plays a pivotal role in shaping national OSH management.…”

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Effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health interventions: a long way to go

Vitrano,

Micheli

2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundOccupational Safety and Health (OSH) has become an area of increasing concern for organizations and institutions. As it evolves, it has gradually posed ongoing challenges, becoming more complex, for organizations. Consequently, more comprehensive studies are required to advance academic and institutional research. From this perspective, this study aims to gather research contributions on the effectiveness of existing interventions for OSH improvement and identify areas for further exploration.MethodsAccording to the nature of scientific literature, the overall process of a literature review was investigated following an integrative approach, which involved searching for, selecting, and analyzing various literature in a creative and integrated manner, without a predefined structure.ResultsThe analysis suggests that there is room for improvement in understanding the effectiveness of OSH interventions and more concrete guidance is still desirable. Based on the literature, some research areas for future developments in OSH interventions are identified. One potential area to explore further is fostering human-centered technological development and a more conscious network of stakeholders, with higher coordination, shared knowledge, and open communication.ImplicationsFocusing on the proposed directions will support scholars and practitioners in pursuing continuous OSH improvement through more effective and well-grounded workplace interventions and encourage organizations to be proactive in daily OSH management.

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Effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health interventions: a long way to go

Vitrano,

Micheli

2024

Front. Public Health

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“…For several years, structured data have been available in an open data format in Italy; a national surveillance system is working to provide a wide quantity of data about injuries and illnesses occurring at Italian workplaces. It has to be noted that a national surveillance system is a critical component of effective prevention and intervention programs, thus contributing to increasing the overall social sustainability level of the agricultural sector [11].…”

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Assessment of Safety Levels in the Agricultural Sector for Supporting Social Sustainability: A Quantitative Analysis from a National Point of View

De Leo,

Elia,

Gnoni

et al. 2023

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The scientific debate about sustainability in the agricultural sector is growing worldwide, especially thanks to the increasing awareness of customers towards the impact of their consumption behaviors. While a great deal of attention is given to the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability, social sustainability assessment often focuses on the quality of life of farmers and the local community; the dimension regarding occupational health and safety (OHS) is not so analyzed even if the agricultural sector could be evaluated as one of the most hazardous ones all over the world. From this point of view, workers are considered high-risk groups mainly due to the presence of hazardous equipment and chemicals. The aim of this work is to propose a cross-analysis developed on public databases reporting data about injuries in the Italian agricultural sector—provided by the Italian National Institute for the Insurance of Work-Related Injuries (INAIL)—in order to point out the main sources and causes that led to these injuries. The injury analysis will allow companies as well as institutions to define more effective prevention strategies to increase the social sustainability levels of this sector. Even if results are limited to the Italian sector, they could outline some directions for improving social sustainability levels as well as research gaps and possible future research directions in order to prevent injuries in the agricultural sector.

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