Developing a global occupational health and safety management system model for Japanese companies

Kajiki, Shigeyuki; Mori, Koji; Kobayashi, Yuichi; Hiraoka, Kou; Fukai, Nanae; Uehara, Masamichi; Adi, Nuri Purwito; Nakanishi, Shigemoto

doi:10.1002/1348-9585.12081

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“…8 Although there are many studies on occupational health and safety in the literature, biochemical parameters were not examined in these studies. [9][10][11][12][13][14] Or, specific intoxications related to occupational health were examined. 15 For this reason, the biochemical data presented in our study are unique and important in terms of guiding occupational health safety.…”

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Occupational Health Assessment of Permanent University Employees in Terms of Clinical Biochemical Data

Savaş¹

2021

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi

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Aim: Occupational health and safety involves important measures, trainings, and health screenings as defined by law. The existing literature on occupational medicine practices and related clinical laboratory data has considerable room for expansion. The aim of this study is to contribute to the evaluation of workplace medicine practices with original laboratory data. Material and Method:The clinical laboratory data of the workers from the Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Turkey, were analyzed retrospectively. Biochemical test results of a total of 104 permanent worker, 43 women and 61 men, were compared. Statistical analysis results were evaluated and p<0.05 was accepted as the limit of significance. Results:In the statistical analysis based on sex, AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase), ALT (Alanine aminotransferase), RBC (Red blood cell), HGB (Hemoglobin), HCT (Hematocrit), MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin; Average Cell Hemoglobin), MCV (mean erythrocyte volume), MCHC (Average Cell Hemoglobin Concentration), MONO (Monocyte) and MONO% values are higher in male workers, whereas PLT (platelet), PCT (Percent ratio of platelet cells to other cells), RDW-CV (Erythrocyte distribution width-coefficient variation-coefficient of variation) and RDW-SD (Erythrocyte distribution width-standard deviation) values are higher in female workers (p<0.05).Discussion: In this study, the young age of the participating workers prevented laboratory results to go off the reference range. Values that differ between female and male gender groups are in line with expected differences based on gender. Including the fasting blood glucose values in routine clinical laboratory tests requested within the scope of workplace medicine may be useful in the early diagnosis and prevention of increasingly frequent insulin resistance, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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confidence: 99%

Occupational Health Assessment of Permanent University Employees in Terms of Clinical Biochemical Data

Savaş¹

2021

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi

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“…Traditionally, Japan has more "implicit CSR" [often interpreted as corporate principles and policies (Fukukawa and Teramoto, 2009)], which is based on the company's role within the larger formal and informal institutions for society's interests and concerns (Matten and Moon, 2008;Kumar et al, 2019). Japan has more OHS-related laws and guidelines than many other countries (Kajiki et al, 2020). Furthermore, the current international reporting regime has influenced the explicit disclosure of information on OHS and other humanrelated elements, compelling companies to incorporate H&PM into value creation storytelling.…”

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“…Although there are not many in the literature, some OHS management models have been proposed (Manimaran et al, 2015;Mazur, 2015;Chari et al, 2018;Johanson and Aboagye, 2020;Kajiki et al, 2020). This paper analyzes Japanese companies' practices using the model proposed by Johanson and Aboagye (2020) because it is a comprehensive framework that can be applied to OHS management of all organizations rather than specific types of companies or specific sectors.…”

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A review of government-led health and productivity management and disclosure practice in Japan

Yao

Johanson

2022

Front. Sustain.

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The concept of occupational health and safety (OHS) is changing to include more job-related factors, resulting in an enlarged role for OHS management and a greater need for information disclosure in response to social expectations. It is vital for businesses to keep up with the new concept in health management and build a cohesive system if they are to achieve their sustainability goals. This paper examines current regulations and government initiatives to encourage health management and information sharing, as well as company practices in Japan, demonstrating that an increasing number of Japanese companies are adopting the new health management approach. We suggest a government-led H&PM model based on the model proposed by Johanson and Aboagye and best practices in Japan, demonstrating that legislation, policies, and implicit employee-centered stakeholder culture are important factors in the success of government-led projects. It also suggests that, to prevent window dressing and one-time booms, intrinsic motivation and psychological aspects should be researched and addressed more thoroughly.

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“…Kajiki et al [120] proposed an international OHSMS model and tried developing a model hypothesis formalised for its international introduction. The model comprised site and headquarters roles.…”

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Benefits of Implementing Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems for the Sustainable Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

Kineber,

Antwi-Afari,

Elghaish

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Accidents are more prevalent in the construction industry compared to other economic sectors. Therefore, understanding the benefits of occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMSs) in terms of their sustainable implementation, management and performance, as well as the awareness of OHMSs and barriers to their implementation, are important for improving OHSMSs in the sustainability of the construction industry. Although there is considerable research on OHSMSs, further assessments are needed concerning other aspects of OHSMSs, particularly the benefits of OHSMSs. Thus, this review paper summarises the empirical state of the art of OHSMS activities. Scopus, Web of Science and other databases were searched using predefined standards. The query was limited to articles published from 1999 to 2023. Consequently, one hundred and four articles were selected and analysed. These articles present analyses of OHSMSs and their potential benefits concerning the implementation of OHSMSs and management, performance, awareness, and barriers in relation to OHSMSs. The results reveal that 12.50% of the reviewed studies assessed the implementation of OHSMSs in the construction industry, and 25.96% studied the management of OHSMSs. Analyses of the performance of OHSMSs in the construction industry accounted for 8.65%, analyses of the awareness of OHSMSs accounted for 4.81%, model-related analyses accounted for 13.46%, studies on the significance/benefits of OHSMSs accounted for 3.85%, studies on the barriers/challenges associated with OHSMSs accounted for 5.77%, analyses on the safety indicators of OHSMSs accounted for 2.88% and other types of studies accounted for 20.19%. This study further reveals that the implementation of OHSMSs is characterised by a dearth of proper communication, the non-utilisation of personal protective equipment (PPE), wrong postures and work activities, a dearth of training, physiological factors including burnout and stress, and a dearth of safety culture and orientation; in addition, matters relating to compliance with effective laws are significant safety challenges in the construction industry. However, the rationality for evaluating the benefits of OHSMSs, comprising their implementation, management and performance, as well as awareness of and barriers to OHSMSs, is challenging to authenticate because appropriate field, survey, organisational and clinical data concerning incident occurrences in the construction industry are lacking for comprehensive evaluations. Thus, this novel study presents our effort to narrow this gap by establishing a framework for increasing our understanding of the benefits of implementing OHSMSs and accident reduction.

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Developing a global occupational health and safety management system model for Japanese companies

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Occupational Health Assessment of Permanent University Employees in Terms of Clinical Biochemical Data

Occupational Health Assessment of Permanent University Employees in Terms of Clinical Biochemical Data

A review of government-led health and productivity management and disclosure practice in Japan

Benefits of Implementing Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems for the Sustainable Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

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