Integrating operations management and occupational health and safety: A necessary part of safety science!

Hasle, Peter; Madsen, Christian Uhrenholdt; Hansen, David

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105247

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“…Together with the above aspects, it is necessary to consider the absence of a holistic perspective of safety and health that integrates environmental deterioration and its influence on public health from a more general point of view of sustainability, equality, and community health (Eff.4). This must be framed by the principles of safety science and complex thinking [37,38].…”

Section: Analysis Of Osh Strategies Based On the European Horizon 202...mentioning

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Occupational Safety and Health 5.0—A Model for Multilevel Strategic Deployment Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030

2022

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The concept of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is evolving towards Industry 5.0 (I5.0), where the human factor is the central axis for the formation of smart cyber-physical socio-technical systems that are integrated into their physical and cultural host environment. This situation generates a new work ecosystem with a radical change in the methods, processes and development scenarios and, therefore, in the occupational risks to which safety science must respond. In this paper, a historical review of the evolution of work as a complex socio-technical system formalised through Vygostky’s theory of Activity and the contributions of safety science is carried out, for its projection in the analysis of the future of complex systems as an opportunity for safety research linked to the current labour context in transformation. Next, the Horizon 2020 strategies for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) at the European level are analysed to extract the lessons learned and extrapolate them towards the proposed model, and subsequently the conceptual frameworks that are transforming work and Occupational Risk Prevention (ORP) in the transition to Industry 4.0 are identified and reviewed. Finally, a model is formulated that formalises the deployment of public policies and multi-level and multi-scale OSH 5.0 strategies within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) for Horizon 2030.

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Occupational Safety and Health 5.0—A Model for Multilevel Strategic Deployment Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030

2022

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“…Hollnagel (2014) introduced the Efficiency-Thoroughness Trade-Off (ETTO) principle, which captures the productionprotection tension within organizations, where concurrent improvements in both are expected (Hasle et al, 2021;Johnston et al, 2020). Presented in this way, it suggests that decisionmakers in organizations have choice, and moreover, assumes that continuity of production is assured.…”

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The effect of an embargo, sanctions and culture on safety climate: A qualitative view from aviation maintenance in the MENA region

Ben-Saed

Pilbeam

2022

Journal of Safety Research

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“…Past studies have focused mostly on safety and labour productivity in isolation and rarely integrated them in a single study [31,32]. According to Hasle et al [33], safety research is being conducted in isolation without any connections to the operation management research domain. In practice, many organisations still separate lines of management for safety and operation [34].…”

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Unintended Consequences of Productivity Improvement Strategies on Safety Behaviour of Construction Labourers; A Step toward the Integration of Safety and Productivity

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The construction industry is facing constant pressure to improve its poor safety record and low productivity rate. A significant amount of research has been undertaken to identify the best practices to enhance productivity and safety. Nevertheless, the mainstream research in the field of construction focuses on one of these issues rather than implementing a holistic approach to resolve them. Consequently, the interactions between productivity and safety cannot be fully understood. Recent studies have demonstrated that management strategies and practices for improving labour productivity can trigger a series of unintended consequences that affect safety performance in construction projects. However, the behavioural aspects of these unintended consequences have yet to be investigated. This research addresses the gap by measuring the impacts of seven management strategies for improving labour productivity on the safety behaviour of construction labourers. A total of 191 construction labourers participated in a survey designed based on the Management Strategy Assessment Index (MSAI). The results show that the implemented management strategies for improving labour productivity have a greater impact on shaping safety compliance (SC) behaviours than safety participation (SP) behaviours of labourers. This study took a further step by breaking down the management strategies to their constitutive practices and measuring their impacts on SC and SP, and labour productivity. This paper provides further insight into the complex relationship between the productivity and safety behaviour of construction labourers. The findings can help project managers to improve labour productivity without harming their safety unintentionally.

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Integrating operations management and occupational health and safety: A necessary part of safety science!

Cited by 21 publications

References 93 publications

Occupational Safety and Health 5.0—A Model for Multilevel Strategic Deployment Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030

Occupational Safety and Health 5.0—A Model for Multilevel Strategic Deployment Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030

The effect of an embargo, sanctions and culture on safety climate: A qualitative view from aviation maintenance in the MENA region

Unintended Consequences of Productivity Improvement Strategies on Safety Behaviour of Construction Labourers; A Step toward the Integration of Safety and Productivity

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