Application of performance‐excellence criteria to improvement of occupational safety and health performance

Abstract

AbstractThere has been a lack of a common method for assessing and improving occupational safety and health (OSH) management through all‐round criteria. This article discusses a study that focuses on applying business‐excellence criteria for this purpose. The developed criteria for the safety self‐assessment were tested at least once in five different organizations. The study confirms that the application of the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence can effectively be used for finding strengths and areas for improvement in a company's OSH management system. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.