Maintaining occupational safety and health levels during the financial crisis – A conceptual model

Anyfantis, Ioannis; Boustras, Georgios; Karageorgiou, Alexandros

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2016.02.014

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“…They are inspected on a regular basis by OSH labor inspectors, while they usually adopt international standardization processes (e.g., International Organization for Standardization (ISO)). The Greek Labour Inspectorate (SEPE) holds a central role in maintaining OSH level, especially in periods of economic slowdown [13] . Managers have to address inspectors' comments in order to avoid sanctions.…”

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Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Greek Physiotherapists: Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors

Anyfantis

Biska

2018

Safety and Health at Work

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BackgroundMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the health industry are quite common, however, there have only been a few studies regarding physiotherapists, while in Greece, there is an apparent lack of research and data. The aim of this study is to investigate MSDs experienced by physiotherapists in Greece, their causes and specific measures, and good practices followed. Additional emerging risk factors will be examined.MethodsA questionnaire of MSDs followed by individual and workplace characteristics was completed by 252 physiotherapists. It covered the major workplace categories such as public hospitals, private rehabilitation centers, and private practices.ResultsAnalysis indicated that 89% of the respondents had experienced a work-related MSD; 32.2% of those injuries occurred within the first 5 years of working. The most lumbered physiotherapists were those working as private practitioners and almost half of the injured respondents chose to work while injured. The most common measure taken to tackle work related MSDs was found to be physical therapy sessions. Job satisfaction and psychosocial issues were also identified as side-effects of the economic slowdown.ConclusionPhysiotherapists in Greece were found to suffer from MSDs; workplace musculoskeletal injuries were quite common but under-reported. The body parts most affected were the lower back, the upper back, the shoulders, and the neck. There was a strong correlation between the workplace setting and the number of MSDs. A well-defined occupational safety and health management system and strict administration steering were found to reduce MSDs. The economic slowdown experienced in Greece during the execution of this study placed additional pressure on physiotherapists.

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Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Greek Physiotherapists: Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors

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Biska

2018

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“…Several studies have found improved safety (in terms of declining rates of workplace accidents and accident reports) during a recession, and conversely that safety may decline when the economy improves (Asfaw, Pana-Cryan, & Rosa, 2011;Boone & Van Ours, 2006). Fewer employees working fewer hours may contribute to a reduction in accidents and accident reports (Anyfantis et al, 2018;Boone & Van Ours, 2006;Davies et al, 2009). A stable workforce also leads the workers on the vessels to be more familiar with each other, and more familiar teams perform better than unfamiliar teams (Foushee, Lauber, Baetge, & Acomb, 1986;Goodman & Leyden, 1991;Watson, Michaelsen, & Sharp, 1991;Zenger & Lawrence, 1989).…”

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Decreased job security without change in safety during hydrocarbon industry recession

Sætrevik¹,

Ørbeck²,

Helland³

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Economic recessions may decrease an organization’s investment in maintenance, training and safety management, and may thus have a negative impact on safety. The present study examines how job security and safety changed during and after a major recession in the Norwegian hydrocarbon industry. Interviews with HSEQ officers in ship-owning companies informed our hypotheses about what effects the recession may have had on safety perception among crew members. Three cross-sectional surveys of maritime hydrocarbon workers were conducted in 2013 (N = 829), 2015 (N = 444), and 2017 (N = 555). The results showed that although the crew’s perceptions of job security decreased from 2013 to 2017, their perceptions of safety climate did not change. Attitudes to safety and to reporting declined from 2013 to 2015, then improved from 2015 to 2017, indicating that the recession had a temporary effect on the crew’s motivation and intention to comply with the safety regulations. Potential organizational and individual explanations are discussed.

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“…f) interactions between contractors and suppliers; g) interactions between inspectors and workers [19,20].…”

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Innovative health and safety standards is a sustainable development performance for the construction sector of Uzbekistan

2019

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Due to high level of agglomeration many innovative standards are being implemented in industry sectors of the world countries. Ensuring the safety of the environment and the human production is an urgent task of modern civilized societies. Especially, it plays a great role in construction industry since many building processes become based on hi-technologies and extreme engineering atmosphere. Naturally, high probability of risks and hazard might cause in and out of the construction site during the working hours occur major accidents. Only way is reaming optimize and implement of international standards on Health and Safety Law at work affects human, financial and environmental factors of the country. The main objective purpose of the paper is reducing injures and accidents at construction industry and implement recent modern legislation system in Uzbekistan. It helps for contribute finishing construction projects on time, on budget and on high quality standards with zero rate accident regulation. Although, health and safety theories are important for the prevention of accidents scientifically with a little in-depth knowledge on their outcomes and processes. This research deals with this gap by using methodology on occupational safety standards in construction sites.

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Maintaining occupational safety and health levels during the financial crisis – A conceptual model

Cited by 33 publications

References 16 publications

Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Greek Physiotherapists: Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors

Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Greek Physiotherapists: Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors

Decreased job security without change in safety during hydrocarbon industry recession

Innovative health and safety standards is a sustainable development performance for the construction sector of Uzbekistan

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