Abstract
This paper presents the factors, performance, and indicators of occupational safety, as well as a method to select and rank occupational safety indicators based on the expert evaluation method and the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (fuzzy AHP). A case study is done on road construction companies in Serbia. The key safety performance indicators for the road construction industry are identified and ranked according to the results of a survey that included experts who assessed occupational safety risks in these companies. The case study confirmed that organisational factors have a dominant effect on the quality of the occupational health and safety management system in Serbian road construction companies.
Highlights
Injuries, occupational diseases, and illnesses related to work are negative consequences of human work activities
The most important indicator is the number of safety levels; among the human indicators it is the degree of compliance with operating procedures; among the organisational indicators it is the efficiency of safety resources management; and among the environmental indicators it is the level of safety technology (Table 16)
Indicators of occupational safety quantitatively or qualitatively describe and measure specific effects, contributions, and results that are achieved in the safety system
Summary
Occupational diseases, and illnesses related to work are negative consequences of human work activities. The data shows that over the past four decades, since the first legal requirement for the development of legislation on occupational safety and health, the number of injuries and deaths at work has decreased by more than 60 per cent [1]. Research clearly shows that efficient and integrated management of safety and health increases a company’s operational excellence and profitability [4,5]; reduces the number of injuries, illnesses, and deaths; increases productivity; improves the morale and motivation of employees; develops a culture of safety; affects the image and reputation of the company [1,6,7]; increases accountability and strong leadership; requires effective participation of employees; integrates health and safety into business processes; and improves policy development and the implementation of health and safety [1,8,9]. The case study was conducted at the Serbian road construction company called Road Construction Company Niš
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