WITHDRAWN: Reprint of “Measuring Perceptions of Workplace Safety: Development and Validation of the Work Safety Scale”

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob E. Hayes ◽  
Jill Perander ◽  
Tara Smecko ◽  
Jennifer Trask
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Development And Validation

scholarly journals When the Tension Is Rising: A Simulation-Based Study on the Effects of Safety Incentive Programs and Behavior-Based Safety Management

Safety ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Sebastian Brandhorst ◽  
Annette Kluge
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Goal Conflict ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Incentive Programs ◽  
Behavior Based ◽  
Goal Conflicts

When an organization’s management creates a goal conflict between workplace safety and the profitability of the organization, workers perceive work-safety tension. This leads to reduced safety-related behavior, culminating in higher rates of occupational injuries. In this study, we explored design components of behavior-based safety programs: audit results and process communication, reward and punishment, and the framing of production goals as gains or losses. This allowed us to directly observe the effects of the goal conflicts and of the countermeasures that we designed in this study. We examined the perceived work-safety tension using a simulated water treatment plant in a laboratory study with 166 engineering students. Participants had the task of conducting a start-up procedure. The operators’ goal conflict was created by a choice between a safe and mandatory (less productive) procedure and an unsafe and forbidden (more productive) one. As participants were told that their payment for the study would depend on their performance, we expected that rule violations would occur. We found acceptance of measures and their design as important for rule related behavior. Work-safety tension emerged as a strong driver for violating safety rules. We conclude that safety incentive programs can become ineffective if goal conflicts create work-safety tension.

scholarly journals The Effect of Work Safety on Organizational Social Sustainability Improvement in the Healthcare Sector: The Case of a Public Sector Hospital in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6672
Author(s):  
Zia Ullah ◽  
Mohammed Ali Bait Ali Sulaiman ◽  
Syed Babar Ali ◽  
Naveed Ahmad ◽  
Miklas Scholz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Healthcare Organizations

Social sustainability is the much emphasized organizational phenomenon in Western literature; however, in emerging economies, its importance has only been realized in the recent past. Social sustainability is the amiability of the relationship between employees and the organizations on a relatively permanent basis. Social sustainability is the key determinant of organizational sustainability and organizational effectiveness. As healthcare organizations are labor-intensive, the role of social sustainability in hospitals is more crucial. The purpose of the present study is to understand the role of work safety in improving social sustainability in public sector hospitals. To this effect, we collected data from 431 healthcare professionals of a large public sector tertiary and teaching hospital in the city of Lahore Pakistan and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results uncovered certain important facts, which were not expected per se. job design, coworkers’ behavior towards work safety, and supervisors’ role in ensuring work safety are the key factors that influence social sustainability. However, surprisingly, in the eyes of employees, management practices and safety programs/policies do not contribute to the work safety of the hospital under study. Keeping in view the findings, we suggest that management must participate in work safety affairs directly and formulate indigenous policies and programs according to local needs. Job analysis is needed to redesign job structures to meet workplace safety requirements. Formal and informal training will be beneficial to make workers and supervisors more aware, more sensitive, and more responsible regarding work safety.

scholarly journals Wearables for Industrial Work Safety: A Survey

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3844
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Svertoka ◽  
Salwa Saafi ◽  
Alexandru Rusu-Casandra ◽  
Radim Burget ◽  
Ion Marghescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Industrial Work ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Benefits And Costs

Today, ensuring work safety is considered to be one of the top priorities for various industries. Workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths often entail substantial production and financial losses, governmental checks, series of dismissals, and loss of reputation. Wearable devices are one of the technologies that flourished with the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0, allowing employers to monitor and maintain safety at workplaces. The purpose of this article is to systematize knowledge in the field of industrial wearables’ safety to assess the relevance of their use in enterprises as the technology maintaining occupational safety, to correlate the benefits and costs of their implementation, and, by identifying research gaps, to outline promising directions for future work in this area. We categorize industrial wearable functions into four classes (monitoring, supporting, training, and tracking) and provide a classification of the metrics collected by wearables to better understand the potential role of wearable technology in preserving workplace safety. Furthermore, we discuss key communication technologies and localization techniques utilized in wearable-based work safety solutions. Finally, we analyze the main challenges that need to be addressed to further enable and support the use of wearable devices for industrial work safety.

scholarly journals Knowledge Analysis of High School Students on Work Safety in Laboratory

BIOEDUSCIENCE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mila Trisna ◽  
R. Susanti ◽  
Retno Sri Iswari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Laboratory Work ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
School Students

Background: A laboratory is a learning tool for conducting experiments or observations. Knowledge of workplace safety procedures and laboratory tools and materials can simplify and streamline the learning process. This study aims to analyze the knowledge of high school students on laboratory work safety material. Methods: This study is a quantitative study, namely research that describes students' knowledge of laboratory work safety. The research subjects were students of class X MIA 1 and MIA 2 SMAN 7 Jambi City, class X students of SMAS Insan Madani Jambi. Primary data on students' abilities about work safety in the laboratory were measured by a multiple-choice test consisting of 4 alternative choices, namely A, B, C, and D. Secondary data were taken by using an interview sheet for class X biology. Data were analyzed according to Miles and Huberman, namely data reduction, display data, and conclusions. Results: High school students' knowledge of work safety materials in the laboratory is still low, namely 61.86%. Students' knowledge of how to use the tools and their functions showed the lowest percentage, namely 55.36% (poor category), while the safety aspect of laboratory work showed the highest percentage, namely 73.71% (sufficient category). Conclusion: High school students have low knowledge in understanding work safety material in the laboratory. It is necessary to deepen the material so that students' knowledge of laboratory work safety increases.

scholarly journals Acidentes de trabalho: análises estatísticas na agricultura, indústria e construção civil

ForScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e00729
Author(s):  
Ketelin Rúbia Almeida Silva ◽  
Júlia Silva De Jesus ◽  
André Henrique Garcia Silva ◽  
Talita Emidio Andrade Soares ◽  
Denilson Junio Marques Soares
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Statistical Hypothesis ◽  
Federal System ◽  
Statistical Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
National Databases ◽  
And Training

Quando um acidente ocorre no local e no tempo de trabalho ele é chamado de acidente de trabalho, que pode ser ocasionado por diversos fatores como fadiga, estresse, uso de materiais perigosos ou mesmo por imprudências do empregador ou do empregado. Estudos indicam a existência de atividades mais propensas a este tipo de acidente e que a prevenção, a conscientização e o treinamento dos trabalhadores são fatores essenciais para a sua redução. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar se existem diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre as médias de acidentes de trabalho de três expressivos grupamentos de atividades: agricultura, indústria e construção civil. Trata-se de um estudo analítico-descritivo, produzido a partir de dados quantitativos obtidos em bases de dados nacionais, oriundas do Sistema Federal de Inspeção do Trabalho e referentes aos anos compreendidos entre 2010 e 2016. Observou-se que a construção civil apresentou uma média de acidentes superior às demais e que as médias obtidas pela agricultura e indústria não apresentaram diferenças à 5% de nível de significância. Espera-se que este trabalho sirva como um instrumento de difusão e alerta aos perigos que a falta de investimento em segurança do trabalho pode ocasionar, especialmente no campo da construção civil. Palavras-chave: Acidentes de trabalho. Segurança do trabalho. Testes de hipóteses. Construção civil.   Accidents at work: statistical analysis on agriculture, industry and construction Abstract When an accident occurs in the workplace and during work hours it is called an accident at work, which can be occasioned by several factors such as fatigue, stress, use of hazardous materials or even by imprudences of the employer or the employee. Studies indicate that there are activities that are more prone to accidents and that prevention, awareness and training of workers are essential factors in reducing these eventualities. The objective of this study was to verify if there are significant differences between the averages of accidents at work in three expressive groups of activities: agriculture, industry and construction through an analytical-descriptive study, produced from quantitative data obtained in national databases, from the Federal System of Labor Inspection and referring to the years 2010 to 2016. It was observed that the construction presented na average of accidents higher than the others and that the averages obtained by agriculture and industry did not show differences at 5% of significance. It is expected that this work can be used as an instrument of diffusion and alert to the dangers the lack of investment in work safety may cause, especially in the field of construction. Keywords: Accidents at work. Workplace safety. Statistical hypothesis testing. Construction.

scholarly journals Construction Safety Plan pada Gedung Bertingkat berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri Pekerjaan Umum Nomor 05/PRT/M/2014

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Hendra Alexander ◽  
Rahmi Hidayati ◽  
Merley Misriani ◽  
Yurisman Yurisman ◽  
Willy Pangestu Haryanto
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Route Planning ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Work Accidents

This research is motivated by the frequent occurrence of work accidents in construction projects during 2017-2018, this gives a meaning that there is still a lack of attention to aspects of occupational health and safety (OHS). Therefore a plan is made which, if implemented in a project, can minimize the occurrence of work accidents called the construction safety plan. The purpose of this research is to make a construction safety plan by identifying any risks that can cause work accidents in construction projects. This research is based on direct observation methods on construction projects and literature studies related to risk and OHS. This research begins by identifying risks based on the Minister of Public Works Regulation PERMENPU NUMBER: 05 / PRT / M / 2014 where there will be hazards that can cause workplace accidents and how to control them, then a construction safety plan consisting of work safety policies, targets and work safety programs, and implementation of workplace safety activities in the field. The results of this study are that there are 36 risk variables that can cause work accidents, consisting of 7 variables with high risk, 21 variables with moderate risk and 8 variables with low risk. The targets made were the achievement of zero accidents with safety induction programs, safety precautions, safety talk, safety meetings, safety patrols and the use of personal protective equipment. Then the implementation plan of work safety in the field includes evacuation route planning, building protection planning, planning to work at height, etc.

scholarly journals Enhancing Workplace Safety Culture in the Mining Industry in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-48
Author(s):  
Felix Kwame Opoku ◽  
Isaac Kosi ◽  
Dominic Degraft-Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Safety Practices

The paper concerns organisational safety culture and how it may be applied to reduce employee accidents in the mining industry in Ghana. A sample of 340 managerial workers of three mining companies in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality was selected using the simple random sampling technique. Data for the study was gathered using a survey questionnaire. The Structural Equation Modelling analysis technique was performed to establish the relationship between safety culture and each of the five dimensions of workplace safety (work safety, management safety practices, safety programmes, supervisor safety and co-worker safety). It was found that safety culture is a significant positive predictor of work safety (R2 = 0.039), management safety practices (R2 = 0.272), safety programmes (R2 = 0.159), co-worker safety (R2 = 0.225) and supervisor safety (R2 = 0.199). The study concluded that workplace safety can be improved by enhancing the safety culture in the mining industry in Ghana. The study  recommends that in order to curb the incidence and occurrence of accidents and injuries in the mining industry in Ghana, Human Resource (HR) managers should lay more emphasis on ways that would enhance the safety culture of all employees in the industry. Keywords: Safety Culture, Mining Industry, Workplace Safety, Industrial Accidents, Ghana    

scholarly journals Construction 4.0: Industry 4.0 enabling technologies applied to improve workplace safety in construction

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e280101220280
Author(s):  
Gilberto Gomes Soares Júnior ◽  
Walter Cardoso Satyro ◽  
Silvia Helena Bonilla ◽  
José Celso Contador ◽  
Antônio Pires Barbosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Wearable Sensors ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
New Production ◽  
Enabling Technologies ◽  
Building Information

Industry 4.0, the new production paradigm, has been arousing the interest of researchers around the world, due to its potential for improvements for companies, however little has been studied of its potential in the construction industry. This paper aims to identify which enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 can be applied to improve job security in civil construction. The methodology adopted was literature review, followed by field study / research with interviews with specialists, to identify the possibility of improving work safety in civil construction, through the technologies of Industry 4.0. The results of this research showed that the main technologies listed were: (1st) 3D printing and drone, (2nd) Augmented Reality and Wearable sensors, (3rd) safety vest, (4th) Virtual Reality, (5th) Bionic exoskeleton, (6th) Building Information Modeling (BIM), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), helmet with sensors and smart helmets, (7th) Internet of Things (IoT) and finally, (8th) concrete mixer truck. The theoretical and practical contribution of this work is given by the presentation of technologies from Industry 4.0 that can maximize work safety in the construction industry, mitigating accidents at work, thus collaborating for the management of technology and innovation.

18: Measuring Quality-of-Life after Surgery: Development and Validation of the Convalescence and Recovery Evaluation (CARE)

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 7-7
Author(s):  
Brent K. Hollenbeck ◽  
J. Stuart Wolf ◽  
Rodney L. Dunn ◽  
Martin G. Sanda ◽  
David P. Wood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Development And Validation
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