Observation-based proactive OHS outcome indicators – Validity of the Elmeri+ method

Laitinen, Heikki; Vuorinen, Marko; Simola, Antti; Yrjänheikki, Erkki

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2012.11.005

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“…The other group (1-2 researchers) carried out a site monitoring (inspection) tour using standard observation tools; TR observation tool in building site [22] and tailored Turkish version of the Elmeri observation tool in building material companies [23]. Risk assessment, policy and health surveillance improved only slightly, and they remained as weakest areas in safety management system; they were still available in less than half of the companies.…”

Section: Results Of Two Training Visits Into Construction Smesmentioning

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A 10-step safety management framework for construction small and medium-sized enterprises

Gunduz

Laitinen²

2016

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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It is of great importance to develop an occupational health and safety management system (OHS MS) to form a systemized approach to improve health and safety. It is a known fact that thousands of accidents and injuries occur in the construction industry. Most of these accidents occur in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This article provides a 10-step user-friendly OHS MS for the construction industry. A quantitative OHS MS indexing method is also introduced in the article. The practical application of the system to real SMEs and its promising results are also presented.

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Section: Results Of Two Training Visits Into Construction Smesmentioning

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A 10-step safety management framework for construction small and medium-sized enterprises

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Laitinen²

2016

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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“…Monitoring proactive indicators include H&S related outcomes observed prior to the occurrence of a major incident such as small releases of hazardous substances or near misses, the results of safety inspections and behavioral observations, the results of safety audits, and safety attitudes. In a similar argument, Laitinen et al (2013) suggest that the proactive activity indicators capture the managerial activities being done in organizations (e.g., number of audits completed; number of workers trained). They describe proactive activity metrics as indications of what activities are being done in the organization rather than information about the results of those activities.…”

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“…Körvers and Sonnemans, 2008; Laitinen et al, 2013; Reiman and Pietikäinen, 2012). Several indicator frameworks exist in the literature however, and most adhere to the leading/lagging indicator typology.…”

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“…For instance, Körvers and Sonnemans (2008) and Laitinen et al (2013) synonymously refer to proactive/reactive indicator types. They argue that proactive indicators can be subcategorized as either predictive or monitoring.…”

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“…This, again, increases the difficultly and imprecision of strategic management decision-making through the use of leading/lagging indicator correlations (i.e., how long should a leading indicator with no observable effect be tracked and managed before new indicators are chosen and the stopwatch starts again?). These issues may be one reason why Laitinen and colleagues (2013) suggested that “a lack of effective proactive indicators is probably the single biggest problem faced in occupational safety and health management today” (p. 69).…”

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Complex arguments continue to be articulated regarding the theoretical foundation of health and safety management system (HSMS) performance measurement. The culmination of these efforts has begun to enhance a collective understanding. Despite this enhanced theoretical understanding, however, there are still continuing debates and little consensus. The goal of the current research effort was to empirically explore common methods to HSMS performance measurement in mining organizations. The purpose was to determine if value and insight could be added into the ongoing approaches of the best ways to engage in health and safety performance measurement. Nine site-level health and safety management professionals were provided with 133 practices corresponding to 20 HSMS elements, each fitting into the plan, do, check, act phases common to most HSMS. Participants were asked to supply detailed information as to how they (1) assess the performance of each practice in their organization, or (2) would assess each practice if it were an identified strategic imperative. Qualitative content analysis indicated that the approximately 1200 responses provided could be described and categorized into interventions, organizational performance, and worker performance. A discussion of how these categories relate to existing indicator frameworks is provided. The analysis also revealed divergence in two important measurement issues; (1) quantitative vs qualitative measurement and reporting; and (2) the primary use of objective or subjective metrics. In lieu of these findings we ultimately recommend a balanced measurement and reporting approach within the three metric categories and conclude with suggestions for future research.

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Observation-based proactive OHS outcome indicators – Validity of the Elmeri+ method

Cited by 26 publications

References 9 publications

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A 10-step safety management framework for construction small and medium-sized enterprises

Exploring the state of health and safety management system performance measurement in mining organizations

Leading and lagging indicators of occupational health and safety: The moderating role of safety leadership

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