Workplace Safety and Health Improvements through a Labor/Management Training and Collaboration

Mahan, Bruce; Morawetz, John; Ruttenberg, Ruth; Workman, Rick

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“…This finding is consistent with previous work documenting the importance of worker engagement in health and safety (e.g., Smitha et al, ; Mahan et al, ). In addition to the safety committee, safety leadership encompasses numerous factors associated with lower injury rates such as management commitment to safety [Simonds and Shafai‐Sahrai, ; Smith et al, ; Habeck et al, ; Gilkey et al, ], designating person(s) responsible for safety [Shannon et al, ], incident investigation and recordkeeping [Simonds and Shafai‐Sahrai, ; Smith et al, ], and effective enforcement of safety policies [Bull, ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

National machine guarding program: Part 2. Safety management in small metal fabrication enterprises

Parker

Yamin

Brosseau

et al. 2015

American J Industrial Med

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BackgroundSmall manufacturing businesses often lack important safety programs. Many reasons have been set forth on why this has remained a persistent problem.MethodsThe National Machine Guarding Program (NMGP) was a nationwide intervention conducted in partnership with two workers' compensation insurers. Insurance safety consultants collected baseline data in 221 business using a 33‐question safety management audit. Audits were completed during an interview with the business owner or manager.ResultsMost measures of safety management improved with an increasing number of employees. This trend was particularly strong for lockout/tagout. However, size was only significant for businesses without a safety committee. Establishments with a safety committee scored higher (55% vs. 36%) on the safety management audit compared with those lacking a committee (P < 0.0001).ConclusionsCritical safety management programs were frequently absent. A safety committee appears to be a more important factor than business size in accounting for differences in outcome measures. Am. J. Ind. Med. 58:1184–1193, 2015. © 2015 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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confidence: 93%

National machine guarding program: Part 2. Safety management in small metal fabrication enterprises

Parker

Yamin

Brosseau

et al. 2015

American J Industrial Med

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“…However, incentive programs focusing on providing awards to employees solely for PPE use may only improve the employees' safety performance in the short term as they are unsustainable. On the other hand, incentive programs that promote safety awareness and employee participation in safety-related activities have been proven to be most effective [ 18 ]. Punishing noncompliance with PPE use protocol was another example of the desired safety climate of the workplace mentioned during FGDs.…”

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A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Personal Protective Equipment Use among Laundry Workers in Government Hospitals, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Tamene¹,

Afework

Mebratu

2020

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Background. The need to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases makes the use of personal protective equipment and safety medical devices compulsory among hospital laundry staff. The practice, however, remains to be low among hospital laundry staff members. Globally, not many studies seem to have been carried out to sufficiently tell us about the barriers to personal protective equipment use among hospital laundry workers. Related studies in Ethiopia are even fewer. This study assessed the barriers to personal protective equipment use among laundry staff of government hospitals in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. Two qualitative data-gathering methods—focus group discussions and key informant interviews—were used to collect data for this study. Eight focus group discussions were conducted with hospital laundry workers. Similarly, six key informant interviews were held with Infection Prevention and Patient Safety Officers. Thematic analysis was performed using Open Code 4.02. Result. Organizational- and individual-level barriers such as unavailability of essential personal protective equipment, a disharmonious work environment, low perception of susceptibility, and belief about personal protective equipment interference with work performance were identified as the major barriers to personal protective equipment use in the present study. Conclusion. Organizational- and individual-level barriers have been identified as causes for the low level of personal protective equipment use among hospital laundry workers. Therefore, improving institutional supplies in quantity and quality may have a positive implication for the improvement of infection prevention practices in the study area. Also, designing sustainable strategies and raising laundry workers’ awareness of a safe work environment may lead to the improvement of infection prevention practices.

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“…Two other ICWUC studies reported success in systematically addressing worksite hazards after joint labor management programs trained the entire workforce in OSHA classes assisted by site trainers (Mahan et al, 2014 andMahan et al, 2018). This paper moves a step beyond to explore increased learning and activism from the continuing presence of a group of worker trainers on the shop floor, building an increasing infrastructure for making safety and health integral to daily activities.…”

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Peer Trainers Are Change Agents as Well as Instructors: Promoting Safety and Health in the Workplace

Ruttenberg¹,

Dudley²,

Morawetz³

2020

AJIBM

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Peer trainers from across the country, who worked on road crews, in hospitals, in prisons, and in chemical facilities, themselves brought positive safety and health changes to their workplaces. Through advanced instruction, at the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC) Center for Worker Health and Safety Education (the Center), they not only learned how to be health and safety instructors, but they also became change agents by responding to questions on the shop floor and taking actions to improve safety and health for themselves and for their fellow workers.

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Workplace Safety and Health Improvements through a Labor/Management Training and Collaboration

Cited by 14 publications

References 10 publications

National machine guarding program: Part 2. Safety management in small metal fabrication enterprises

National machine guarding program: Part 2. Safety management in small metal fabrication enterprises

A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Personal Protective Equipment Use among Laundry Workers in Government Hospitals, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Peer Trainers Are Change Agents as Well as Instructors: Promoting Safety and Health in the Workplace

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