Occupational Safety And Health Implementation Research Articles

Analysis of Implementation Factors and Constraints of Occupational Health and Safety in Multi-Story Building Construction Projects

The implementation of occupational safety and health is one of the key factors in construction project execution, and fundamentally, construction projects involve many hazardous elements. This research aims to analyze the implementation factors and challenges that occur in the application of occupational safety and health (OSH) in high-rise building construction projects by distributing questionnaires to contractors and consultants to obtain data for subsequent analysis. Based on data analysis, nine implementation factors and obstacles in OSH application in building projects were identified, namely workplace safety in the project (X1), equipment and work attire (X2), fire safety (X3), protection of the public (X4), worker health (X5), worker communication (X6), general factors (X7), obstacles from the company's perspective (X8), and obstacles from the worker's perspective (X9). These results were then tested for validity and reliability to determine their validity and reliability, and they were analyzed using descriptive analysis and Pearson correlation analysis. The results of the descriptive analysis indicate that the highest or most frequently implemented OSH factor is the protection of the public (X4) with a mean value of 3.725 and a standard deviation of 0.459. Among the obstacles to OSH implementation, the highest or most frequently occurring factor is the obstacles from the company's perspective (X8) with a mean value of 3.620 and a standard deviation of 0.500. The results of the Pearson correlation analysis show that equipment and work attire (X2) and protection of the public (X4) have the highest correlation value, which is 0.825, indicating a very strong relationship.

SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE: ACADEMICS’ AWARENESS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN MELAKA

The research was carried out to assess the academics’ awareness of occupational safety and health (OSH) at higher education institutions in Melaka. Questionnaires were the primary data collection tools used in this study. The cross-sectional design was used in this research. The survey was distributed to 200 respondents, and 151 valid responses were received from the higher education institutions in Melaka. The collected data were analysed using a structural equation modelling by partial least squares executed by the SMART-PLS software. The results showed that safety tools and equipment, safety policy, and safety procedures have a significant positive relationship with academics’ awareness at higher education institutions (p<0.05). However, safety training does not affect academics’ awareness of OSH at the workplace (p>0.05). This study enhances the OSH implementation strategies to ensure the safety of academics in the workplace. Hence, it will contribute to the development of a positive safety culture in the workplace.

Implementation of occupational safety and health measures at German schools during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic-cross-sectional results from 31,089 teachers.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic exacerbated existing health-related challenges in schools and created new ones. Under pandemic conditions, health risks increased, and with them the requirements for occupational safety and health (OSH) measures. The aim of the study was (a) to examine the status quo of OSH measures in German schools, (b) to analyze whether the implementation of OSH measures was associated with preferable outcomes and (c) to identify predictors for the implementation of OSH measures. A nationwide cross-sectional online survey was conducted among teachers at all school types in Germany in March 2021. Data on the implementation of OSH measures (risk assessments, infection protection instructions and instructions on occupational safety), associated health-related parameters (e.g., somatic symptoms, PHQ-15) and predictor variables (e.g., gender, age or federal states) were assessed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and multiple linear regression analysis. Less than 10% of surveyed teachers (N = 31,089) reported that their schools met legal requirements for occupational safety and health measures. Beneficial associations became apparent where more measures were implemented, e.g., significantly better somatic and mental health. Predictors for the implementation of OSH measures were found, especially on a systemic level (e.g., federal states schools were located in). Our study can serve as a basis for future studies. It provides a status quo regarding the implementation of, associations with and predictors for OSH measures in German schools. Our results are best understood as evidence-based arguments to encourage political decision makers to improve the implementation of OSH measures in German schools and thereby foster teachers' health.

PERILAKU KESELAMATAN DAN KESEHATAN KERJA MAHASISWA VOKASI KEPERAWATAN DI KOTA PALEMBANG

Students are the prospective nurses who participate in providing services in health services, so that in addition they must provide Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) capabilities because of the high probability and health risks in health services, especially hospitals. This study aims to determine of the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and a characteristics with the OSH behavior of Vocational Nursing students in the Palembang City. The research design is an Analytical Survey with Cross Sectional approach. The sample amounted to 175 students from Nursing Study Program at Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health Palembang, STIKES Muhammadiyah Palembang, and STIKES Aisiyah Palembang. Research variables consist of age, gender, OSH courses that have been obtained, knowledge, attitudes and OSH behavior. This study found that the variable that determines student OSH behavior is gender (Exp B = 9.131). These results are male students have a risk of 9.131 times compared to women for poor OSH behavior controlled by the variables of age, knowledge and attitude. Overall, the variables that determine student OSH behavior are gender, age, knowledge and attitude. Suggestions in this research is the need to apply OSH program in vocational DIII Nursing. It is necessary to increase students' knowledge and attitudes through OSH training and seminars. For educators, they can further improve as a role model for the implementation of OSH. Based on this research, further research can be carried out by developing research methods, larger samples and implementing OSH in other parts of the campus environment.

Interaction of the EU Chemicals Regulation—REACH—with Occupational Safety and Health Legislation: A Report from the 5th German REACH Congress

In April 2021, the 5th German REACH Congress took place as a hybrid event with a focus on discussing interlinkages between REACH and the occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation. More than 1000 people from Germany, the EU, and non-EU countries representing all stakeholder groups participated via livestream. Around 10% of the participants provided their opinions on various issues in an online survey. The presentations and discussions, as well as the results of the online survey, show that the stakeholders perceive a positive effect of REACH on the implementation of OSH, in particular via the information made available through the registration and communication in the supply chain, and the restrictions and authorization procedures. The integration of OSH and REACH expertise in the regulatory processes, as well as transparency and clarity about the selection of regulatory instruments to manage workplace risks, were highlighted as areas for potential improvement. Overall, it was concluded that the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability would further improve the interplay of legislation, which would also benefit the level of safety and health at workplaces.

ANALYZING THE POLICY OF WORK SAFETY AND HEALTH AT STATE POLYTECHNIC OF MANADO

Background: Many phenomena are found that policies, planning, and implementation of occupational safety and health (OSH) seem to have not been carried out to the fullest according to standards, so that some students, lecturers, administrative staff/technicians experience occupational safety and health problems. The purpose of OSH implementation is to guarantee the availability of a safe and healthy work environment for all people who work in the work environment.
 Aim: This study aims to find out, describe, and analyze OSH policy, OSH policy conformity with applicable regulations, and OSH policy commitments in the Manado State Polytechnic.
 Method: The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative in order to obtain in-depth information about OSH policies. Data collection is obtained by: interview, observation, and documentation. By using the purposive sampling technique, researchers collect data from key informants. The number of key informants was 10 people, consisting of a managerial team who knew the OSH implementation process at the Manado State Polytechnic.
 Findings: The final result of this study is to be the basis for the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Management System (SMK3) in the Manado State Polytechnic is in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations.

Analisis Implementasi Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19 Bagi Karyawan di Rumah Sakit X Kabupaten Karanganyar

The world is currently facing the COVID-19 pandemic; therefore, the implementation of occupational safety and health (OSH) program in the hospital is very important to protect health care workers from the risk of being exposed to the COVID-19 disease. This study aimed to elucidate the implementation of the OSH program in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 to employees at Karanganyar District General Hospital. This research used qualitative methods. The researchers observed the study site, conducted in-depth interviews, and reviewed the documents. Seven informants were selected as informants, and then the information was triangulated to two subjects. The results showed that OSH's implementation in the study site complied with the Ministry of Health Guidelines for Hospital Services During New Adaptation, 2 November 2020. In terms of cultivating safety and health behavior at work, the hospital provided information and educational sessions. The morning briefing, a periodical reminder to implement safety and health, standing banners and posters, provision of guidelines and standards operating procedures were the pieces of evidence to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in the hospital study site. The hospital emergency response team was part of the hospital's COVID-19 task force team. The facilities and enforcement of health protocols to prevent COVID-19 transmission in the study site were well established

The School-based Occupational Safety and Health Management in Vocational School

The vocational high school graduates are required to have the competence to implement Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). This study investigated the implementation of school-based Occupational Safety and Health Management in the vocational school. The OSH implementation viewed from seven principles: curriculum management, student management, educator management, facilities and infrastructure management, funding management, school and community management, and cultural and environmental management. This study is descriptive research that used subjects from 10 public vocational schools and ten private vocational schools in Yogyakarta Province. The data obtained from the Education Report Card Mapping Report Evaluation Results of the Directorate of Vocational Education at the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia. The findings showed that the management of OSH in private vocational schools higher than the public one. The principle of OSH for the management of students is "fairly good" both in public and private vocational schools. The teacher management in public vocational schools higher than the private one. The management of facilities and infrastructure is "fairly good" both in public and private vocational schools. The funding management in private vocational schools higher than the public one. The management of school relationships in the public vocational school is "bad" and "fairly good" in the private one. The management of culture and environment is "fairly good” both in public and private vocational schools.

A comparative overview of the primary Southeast Asian safety and health laws

PurposeThis review compares the primary occupational safety and health (OSH) laws of the ASEAN members against the major provisions of the primary OSH laws of the United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US) grouped under the themes for OSH law adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO).Design/methodology/approachThis review employs the 11 themes for OSH law adopted by the ILO as the basis of comparison. As the themes lack specificity in terms of their respective contents, specific facets of the themes are drawn from the review of the primary OSH laws of the UK and the US.FindingsThe review shows that primary OSH laws of the ASEAN members encompass the fundamental aspects of the ILO OSH themes particularly the regulatory framework, scope, roles of authorities, duties of employers and employees as well as safety inspection and enforcement. The review demonstrates a lack of provision of worksite consultation by the authorities, the emphasis on research, experiment and demonstration by the government as well as certain aspects of training.Practical implicationsOSH in many developing members of the ASEAN is still evolving to advocate the basic rights of employees, protect the safety of the public and ensure the welfare, safety and health of employees are upheld at workplaces. There is an obvious disparity in the coverage of the primary OSH laws of the nations, resulting in widely varied OSH implementation. This study contributes to advancement of the primary OSH laws in developing ASEAN members by highlighting areas of their primary OSH laws that can be improved. Improvement of the primary OSH laws is crucial to subsequent improvement and development of subsidiary laws to provide for adequate protection at workplaces.Originality/valueMost studies of OSH laws in the ASEAN are country-specific and often theme-specific. There is currently no study which compares the primary OSH laws of ASEAN nations using themes derived from the ILO as well as primary OSH laws of the UK and the US. This review is one of its kinds to use such an approach in providing a comparative overview of the primary OSH laws of all ASEAN nations.

THE EFFECT OF OSHA, WORK ENVIRONMENT AND WORK DISCIPLINE ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT
 This study aims to analyze the effect of Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), work environment and work discipline on job satisfaction and employee performance. The method used in this study is a survey conducted on the employees of PT. Maspion I Maxim Division of the Spray Coating Department. The sampling method uses saturated sampling, by taking the entire population of 70 employees to be respondents. The data used in this study are primary data. Data analysis and hypothesis testing in this study used Goodness of fit analysis in the Partial Least Square model. The results showed that the work environment and work discipline variables had a significant effect on employee performance while OSHA had no significant effect on employee performance. OSHA implementation and work discipline have a significant effect on job satisfaction. The environment has no significant effect on employee job satisfaction.
 
 Keywords : OSHA, work environment, work discipline, job satisfaction, employee performance

Evaluation of implementation of health and safety in industry and vocational school in Yogyakarta Special Region

The objectives of this study were: (1) to describe the application of occupational safety and health in the machinery industry in the Yogyakarta area, (2) describe the application of OSH in vocational schools in Yogyakarta and (3) evaluate how the application of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in the machinery industry if applied in the implementation of OSH in vocational schools. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research. Research subjects are PT. Mega Andalan Kalasan, PT. Yogya Presisi Tehnikatama Industri, CV. Karya Hidup Sentosa, SMK Negeri 2 Depok Sleman, SMK Negeri 2 Yogyakarta, and SMK Muhammadyah 3 Yogyakarta. Data collection used observation and interviews. The results of the study: (1) The machinery and manufacturing industry in the Yogyakarta area has carried out OSH aspects including occupational safety, occupational health, and OSH management in accordance with the OSH application rules for industry, (2) SMKs in the Yogyakarta area have not implemented all aspects of OSH implementation in accordance with industry standards. The application of occupational safety aspects is still lacking, the application of occupational health is still lacking, and management aspects have not been implemented, and (3) SMKs should implement OSH management in accordance with industry standards, especially OSH management, namely: (a) OSH education and training, (b) socialization of OSH in schools, and (c) provision of personal protective equipment, and (d) health services in schools.

Re-definition of Occupational Safety and Health Performance in Malaysian Manufacturing Industry

Occupational safety and health (OSH) aspect in organization plays an important role in enhancing workers and job performance. This study aim is to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the definition of OSH performance in order to generalize the concept of OSH in organization. The search strategy targeted several electronic databases and identified more than 1000 potential articles. By focusing on the issues of OSH aspect in organization, few articles were examined (assessed with at least one related OSH aspects, published in Malay and English in peer reviewed literature). At the end, several articles met relevance criteria and were then appraised for methodological strength. The result shows varieties of definition and concept of OSH. The main purpose of implementing OSH at work is to reduce all safety and health problems affecting workers and those that related to workers’ connection with the organization. Therefore, a good implementation of OSH at work is required in order to achieve the organization’s objectives. In conclusion, OSH aspects have respective diversity approaches to enhance workers’ well-being and performance at work

Role of Safety and Health Awareness in Occupational Safety and Health Performance in Public Health Facilities in Machakos County, Kenya

The Kenya Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) obligates employers to ensure the provision of occupational safety and health information and training to all persons in their workplaces. In spite of this requirement, the risk of occupational exposures among the healthcare workers remains high. The researchers aimed to determine whether occupational safety and health (OSH) awareness among health workers and health management hindered implementation of OSHA in public dispensaries and health centres, using Machakos County. The study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey conducted in February 2018 and involved 107 health workers in public dispensaries and health centres and 42 members of the Health Management in Machakos County. It involved physical observations, collection of data from respondents, and analysis of the data. Linear regression results indicated strong negative relationship between OSH awareness and hindrance in the implementation of OSHA. The prediction factor was -0.6400, p<0.05. These showed that one unit increase in OSH awareness predicted a decrease of 0.64 units of hindrance in the implementation of OSH Act. The null hypothesis, Implementation of Occupational Safety and Health Act is not affected by OSH awareness among health workers and health management, failed in favour the alternative hypothesis. The researchers concluded that lack of OSH awareness among health workers and management hindered implementation of OSHA in the selected facilities. The health workers and management should be trained in OSH. Regular OSH refresher seminars should be conducted and OSH information disseminated and displayed throughout the health facilities. OSH policy should be communicated through trainings and displays in health facilities.

The Implementation of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in Practical Courses of the Electronics Engineering Education Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, Yogyakarta State University

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is a part of the practical courses in educational institutions. This research was aimed at investigating: (1) students’ knowledge of OSH used in practical courses, (2) students’ attitudes toward OSH, and (3) the implementation of OSH in practical courses in the Electronics Engineering Education Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, Yogyakarta State University. It is a non-experimental study employing a quantitative descriptive approach. This study was conducted in the Electronics Engineering Education Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, Yogyakarta State University from February to June 2018. The subject of this study included students, lecturers, and technicians. Students’ knowledge of OSH in practical courses in the Electronics Study Program is good (74.2%). Their attitudes toward OSH are also good (92.2%). Although some students do not implement OSH procedures when conducting practical courses, the implementation of OSH in the study program is categorized good (63.3%). Furthermore, more intensive studies on the importance OSH implementation in practical courses needs to done.

Occupational safety and health status of medical laboratories in Kajiado County, Kenya

IntroductionDespite the increasing interest in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), seldom studies are available on OSH in medical laboratories from developing countries in general although a high number of injuries occur without proper documentation. It is estimated that every day 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases resulting in over 2.3 million deaths per year. Medical laboratories handle a wide range of materials, potentially dangerous pathogenic agents and exposes health workers to numerous potential hazards. This study evaluated the status of OSH in medical laboratories in Kajiado County, Kenya. The objectives included establishment of biological, chemical and physical hazards; reviewing medical laboratories control measures; and enumerating factors hindering implementation of good practices in OSH.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional descriptive study research design. Observation check lists, interview schedules and structured questionnaires were used. The study was carried out in 108 medical laboratories among 204 sampled respondents. Data was analysed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) 20 software.ResultsThe commonest type of hazards in medical laboratories include; bacteria (80%) for Biological hazards; handling un-labelled and un-marked chemicals (38.2%) for chemical hazards; and laboratory equipment's dangerously placed (49.5%) for Physical hazards. According to Pearson's Product Moment Correlation analysis, not-wearing personal protective equipment's was statistically associated with exposure to hazards. Individual control measures were statistically significant at 0.01 significance level. Only 65.1% of the factors influencing implementation of OSH in medical laboratories were identified.ConclusionTraining has the highest contribution to good OSH practices.

EFFECT OF THE ROLE OF SAFETY OFFICER ON COMPLIANCE TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) AMONG OUTSOURCING WORKERS IN COMPANY X, SURABAYA

Up to the end of 2012, Social Security showed the occurence of 103.074 work accident cases. 91.21% of the accident casualties were recovered, 3.8% were disabled, 2.61% partially disabled, and the rest died (2.419 cases) and were totally-permanently disabled (37 cases), with the average of 282 work accident cases per day. Due to the increasingly tight corporate climate, the company tries to make production cost efficiency (cost of production). One solution that may be taken is by applying outsourcing system. With this system, the company may save expenses in funding human resources (HR) who work in the company concerned. If the aspects of the application of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) are not properly managed, the possibility of work accidents and environmental pollution that have a negative effect on the corporate image and the continuity of company product supply will increase. This may affect the company's loss, both material and corporate image. The role and responsibility of the safety officer is very influential on the achievement of zero accident, so many safety programs are developed, such as safety briefing and safety patrol, with the aim to improve the aspect of OSH. However, some employees have not complied with the provisions of OSH implementation in the company they work at.

Концептуальные подходы к охране труда в Российской Федерации

The author analyzes the approaches to reforming the institution of occupational safety and health (OSH) in the Russian Federation. The aim of the article is to assess the OSH concept, suggested by WHO, ILO, and EU, from the perspective of necessity and feasibility of its main provisions in the Russian Federation. The research on the change in views on the OSH in light of the new OSH concept allowed determining topical directions of the further development of relations in the field of OSH and formulating the tasks to be solved in perception of the main provisions of the concept. The author highlights problems, which may be solved during the implementation of those tasks, particularly, the problem of application of the systematic, complex and personalized approach to OSH by employers, and the problem of prevention and early detection of occupational diseases, and the problem of creating favorable psychological working environment. The author develops a number of proposals on improving legal regulation in this field after detecting particular legal issues, connected with the change in approach to OSH implementation, and defining possible ways to resolve them.

Organizational Characteristics Influence Implementation of Worksite Health Protection and Promotion Programs: Evidence From Smaller Businesses.

We explored associations between organizational factors (size, sector, leadership support, and organizational capacity) and implementation of occupational safety and health (OSH) and worksite health promotion (WHP) programs in smaller businesses. We conducted a web-based survey of human resource managers of 117 smaller businesses (<750 employees) and analyzed factors associated with implementation of OSH and WHP among these sites using multivariate analyses. Implementation of OSH, but not WHP activities, was related to industry sector (P = 0.003). Leadership support was positively associated with OSH activities (P < 0.001), but negatively associated with WHP implementation. Organizational capacity (budgets, staffing, and committee involvement) was associated with implementation of both OSH and WHP. Size was related to neither. Leadership support and specifically allocated resources reflecting that support are important factors for implementing OSH and WHP in smaller organizations.

Assessment of barriers to establish OSH: a country report.

In addition to its merits, industrial growth is associated with many issues and problems, including occupational injuries and diseases. The adverse effects of industrialization are function of economic, social, cultural, political and geographical condition of a country, and therefore it varies widely between different countries, especially, developed and developing countries. Establishment of occupational safety and health (OSH) is one of the important solutions to predict, prevent, reduce and harness of the related harms. Despite many relevant protocols and guidelines for establishment of OSH and decades of efforts, still, there are debates and lack of success on different approaches towards implementation of OSH, especially in developing countries. Iran has experienced industrialized growth and has gained some advancement in establishment of OSH in the region. The purpose of this study was to reach to a consensus among Iranian experts about barriers to establish OSH in developing countries, using Delphi technique. 48 experts participated in this study. Two rounds of Delphi were conducted and main barriers were identified, then the identified barriers were prioritized and weighted by the experts. Among all barriers, 17 barriers which were reported by 15 experts or more were selected and categorized as structural, managerial and implementation barriers.

Legal Framework as a Determinant of Implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Programmes in the Manufacturing Sector in Kenya.

Recent trends in the organization of work have increased the risk of occupational safety and health (OSH) in Kenyan industries through exposure to hazardous substances, work related accidents and increased stress-related illnesses. According to International lab our organization (ILO) everyone is entitled to the right to safe and healthy working conditions and therefore the corpus of law in Kenya dealing with occupational safety and health should be embedded in the international OSH legal instruments. Specifically the occupational health and safety Act (2007) is expected to provide for safety, health and welfare of workers and all persons lawfully present at workplaces. The purpose of this study therefore was to investigate legal framework as a determinant of implementation of occupational health and safety programmes in the manufacturing sector in Kenya. It focused on six legal areas predicted as affecting implementation of OSH. These factors were national OSH policy, OSHA (occupational safety and health Act) familiarity with OSHA, government OSH inspections and audits, ease of implementation of OSHA, Government support in the implementation of OSH and OSHA implement ability. The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional survey design but however intended to gather both qualitative and quantitative data. A self administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 257 OSH officers drawn randomly from 735 manufacturing industries registered by Kenya manufacturers association. 252 questionnaires were received back and analyzed with the help of SSPS window version 21. Both correlation and regression analysis were conducted and the results showed that there was a positive significant relationship between legal framework and implementation of OSH programmes.