Abstract
The utilization of risk acceptance criteria (RAC) can help a business to judge whether the risk level concerning any process involved in its working environment is acceptable or not, especially when the risk has a significant societal impact. Thus, the main intention of this study is to make known the current state-of-the-art concerning RACs and to propose new interpretations of it by surveying, for first time, the scientific literature about the RACs associated with the occupational health and safety (OHS) risk-assessment methodologies (RAA). A second objective of this work is the attainment of a prediction for the evolution of the quantity of the publications concerning OHS-RACs, and a third one is the derivation of an algorithm (via a flow-chart) in order to illustrate the process of the formation of new OHS-RACs. The work consists of two parts, (a) exploring and presenting methods of developing RACs in OHS; (b) classifying, analyzing, and benchmarking relevant published scientific articles by surveying the Scopus data base with proper search-hints, through a time interval of 20 years (January2000–December 2019). The review has defined a plethora of RAC-papers with reference to OHS, which is a remarkable percentage in comparison with the other fields aggregated, and this outcome proves that the issue of utilizing RACs is fundamental for the field of OHS. Additionally, it has been deduced that, day after day, there is an increasing tendency for the scientific community to develop and use RACs in the field of occupational safety, as this is evident by their frequent reference to the risk analysis and assessment (RAA) process. Our specific research methodology has been compatible with the PRISMA protocol. A prediction for the evolution of the quantity of the OHS-RAC publications is also given by confirming the Poisson stochastic process. Finally, we propose a generic guideline framework that can contribute to the establishment of new empirically-generated OHS-RACs.
Highlights
IntroductionAny occupational accident and/or illness may influence both the firm’s operation and its total sustainability performance, its employees (with their families as well), and/or their colleagues
The article is aimed to show the state-of the-art occupational health and safety (OHS)-risk acceptance criteria (RAC) by reviewing the scientific literature covering a period of 20 years (January 2000–December 2019), through the collection and analysis of scientific articles referring to the development and utilization of RACs pertaining to risk analysis and assessment (RAA) in workplaces
The elaboration, analysis, and classification of the papers found in the third phase, in terms of the RAC type (i.e., Societal risk (SR), Individual risk (IR), CB, ENV, and other), revealed only a few publications relating to OHS RACs and regarding many different areas of application
Summary
Any occupational accident and/or illness may influence both the firm’s operation and its total sustainability performance, its employees (with their families as well), and/or their colleagues. This modulated situation, appreciated primarily by the productiondelays and the lost working-hours, can have an effect on the quality, production, and reputation of firms [1]. OHS has a cost and it is unfeasible for businesses to spend a limitless budget in order to reduce the risk to a low level or to eliminate it, wherever it is possible. Guidelines for Developing Quantitative Safety Risk Criteria, 1st ed.; Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of American.
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