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Abstract
(1) Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of enforcement capabilities on the efficacy of two public interventions to improve occupational safety in olive mills. (2) Method: The difference in efficacy was evaluated by comparing the risks detected in two groups in an initial assessment (with visits in the 2006–2008 period) to the risks detected in a later assessment, either after an intervention by Authorized Technicians with enforcement capabilities or after an intervention by Technical Advisors without enforcement capabilities (2011–2013). The assessments identified risks in the companies, according to a specific risk map for olive oil mill enterprises. (3) Results: Statistically significant differences were observed in the comparison of the risk reductions of the two groups, with regard to the initial assessment. The greatest reductions in risk were found in the companies that received interventions by Authorized Technicians with enforcement capabilities, in the sections of individual protection equipment and the storage of dangerous products. (4) Conclusion: Interventions by Authorized Technicians with enforcement capabilities are more effective than interventions by Technical Advisors without enforcement capabilities.
Highlights
It must be kept in mind that the number of days of that olive mills work depends on the climate, and so the visits need to be performed in the campaign period when the olive mills are in operation
Of the 43 companies where the intervention took place, a total of 463 risks was found in the initial assessment, with 379 risks resolved after the intervention by the Authorized Technicians with enforcement capabilities; that is, 82% of the risks identified in the initial assessment were corrected
In the 72 companies visited, the initial assessment detected 912 risks, with 229 of them corrected after the intervention by the Technical Advisors without enforcement capabilities; that is, 25% of the risks found in the initial assessment were resolved
Summary
In addition to being the country with the greatest area dedicated to olive groves and the greatest number of olive trees, is the leading producer and exporter of olive oil and table olives in the world. This industrial oil sector is represented by olive mills and bottling companies (the sector that transforms the olives into oil), as well as so-called “auxiliary” industries, such as olive pulp extractors and refineries [1]. The olive grove, and the industry associated with it, represents an economic activity that, throughout its history, has been located in certain areas of Spain, in Jaén, Andalusia. From an economic point of view, Andalusia maintains a clear
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