TRABAJO DOMÉSTICO Y PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL FRENTE A CONTINGENCIAS DEL TRABAJO.

The social protection of household employees related to work contingencies is created parallel to their integration into the General Regime as a Special Relation, with the aim of equating their rights to those of the common Labor Relation, without it having been completed so far. This work presents a review of the legal regime of protection related to these contingencies, highlighting the deficiencies pending to be addressed in order to achieve real equality and dignification of the profession, such as occupational health and safety and unemployment protection, among others.

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Health and Safety at Work in the Time of COVID-19: A Social Europe Reckoning?

European Journal of Risk Regulation ◽

10.1017/err.2020.86 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 864-883

Author(s):

Konstantinos ALEXANDRIS POLOMARKAKIS

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Social Dimension ◽

The European Union ◽

Public Health Perspective ◽

The Social ◽

The Status ◽

European Health ◽

Key Driver

The shortcomings in the handling of COVID-19 highlighted the salience of health and safety at work and fuelled discussions surrounding the desirability of a European Health Union. This article conceptualises occupational health and safety at the European Union (EU) level as a key driver for the creation of a European Health Union. Through recourse to the area’s roots and its relevance to the tackling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the benefits of putting occupational health and safety in the driving seat are set out. The implications of maintaining a healthy workforce are acute, from both a social and a public health perspective, especially in the time of a pandemic. Relying on a reflective approach that goes beyond the status quo, this article offers pragmatic yet imaginative proposals for strengthening the occupational health and safety acquis. The proposals act as the blueprint for health and safety in the workplace to lay the foundation for a European Health Union and advance the social dimension of the EU.

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The Federal Ergonomic Standard in Brazil: Its Social Historic Process

NEW SOLUTIONS A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy ◽

10.2190/akna-wyt9-576d-3pjp ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 191-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Thais Helena De Carvalho Barreira ◽

Mary Lee Dunn

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Work Environment ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Safety Regulations ◽

Control Regulation ◽

The Social ◽

Technical Advances ◽

Federal Standard ◽

And Control

Brazil has a Federal Ergonomic Standard [1] enacted in 1990 that attracts the attention of practitioners in occupational health and safety fields because it is viewed symbolically as a political gain and because of its technical advances. The 1990 ergonomic standard modified a former one that was issued within a set of 28 occupational health and safety regulations established in 1978 [2]. This article focuses on the social and historical steps in a persistent workers' struggle for a healthier work environment in the late 1980s that resulted in this federal standard as a “command-and-control” regulation pioneering a wide tripartite process of policy-making in Brazil.

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A World of False Promises: International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, and the Plea of Workers Under Neoliberalism

International Journal of Health Services ◽

10.1177/0020731420917912 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 314-323 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Joseph LaDou

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

United Nations ◽

World Health Organization ◽

Social Protection ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

World Health ◽

International Labor Organization ◽

The United Nations ◽

Health Organization

Occupational health and safety is poorly served by United Nations agencies designated to protect workers: the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Organization (ILO). The neoliberal programs initially adopted by the United Nations supported institutions of social protection and regulation and expanded worker protections and union growth. Neoliberalism later became synonymous with globalism and shared in its international success. The fundamental change under neoliberalism was the exchange and accumulation of capital. The major beneficiaries of neoliberalism, at the expense of workers, were large transnational corporations and wealthy investors. During this period, WHO and ILO activities in support of workers declined. As neoliberalism ultimately became neoconservatism, occupational health and safety was purposely ignored, and labor was treated with hostility. Neoliberalism had evolved into a harsh economic system detrimental to labor and labor rights. The United Nations is now in decline, taking with it the trivial WHO and ILO programs. Replacements for the WHO and ILO programs must be developed. It is not enough to call for renewed funding, given the United Nations’ failure to direct the global effort to protect workers. A new direction must be found.

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A Message to the Labor Movement: Stop and Think!

International Journal of Health Services ◽

10.2190/qgqv-a0wf-7593-7mgc ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 595-609 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert Sass

Keyword(s):

North America ◽

Occupational Health ◽

Trade Unions ◽

Policy Making ◽

Democratic Party ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Government Policies ◽

Workplace Health ◽

The Social

Trade unions and workers in North America have been objectified and instrumentalized by all political regimes, including the social-democratic New Democratic Party in Canada. And it is means-end non-thinking that characterizes government policies. Liberal elites and policy-making have marginalized ordinary workers making them “superfluous” without any vision of an “ethical community” and demonstrating contempt for democratic initiatives. There are oppositionary voices to the dominant social structures that oppress and undermine community and solidarity. However, trade unions and occupational health and safety “activists” have yet to reassess their strategies on workplace health and safety reforms, but are on the defensive in North America. Further, they are complicit with the dominant ideology and the occupational health and safety establishment, including the various and diverse professionals, who shape how we think about work environment matters; and they accommodate government regulators in mediating worker experiences and expectations with employer interests. The author suggests the beginning of a strategy that does not succumb to present-day liberal public policy-making and the atrophy of alternative options. In part, this strategy calls for a rudimentary phenomenology of moral judgment and a reconstruction of labor “tradition.”

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The implementation of the occupational health and safety management at work and its influence on the economic performance of the company

Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis ◽

10.1515/acta-2016-0010 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 50-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kateřina Halíčková ◽

Marcela Basovníková ◽

Eva Abramuszkinová Pavlíková

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Occupational Health ◽

Economic Performance ◽

Safety Management ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Direct Impact ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The Social ◽

Internal Relations

Abstract The issue of social responsibility is one of the most discussed contemporary topics. It is closely related to the financial management of the company. The social area is one of the three main topics integrated in the concept of corporate social responsibility. In addition to the social interactions of the company and its surroundings, there is also included a wide range of internal relations. The largest group within the rage of internal relations consists of employees. Employees’ satisfaction, loyalty, fluctuation, sick leave of employees, as well as accident rate has a direct impact on labour productivity. This has a direct impact on the economic performance of the company. In the Czech Republic, the highest number of accidents and the highest number of fatalities are in the construction industry. The summary of duties related to the occupational health and safety of workers at workplace, given the acronym OHS, is based on legislative regulations. OHS is regulated primarily by the Labour Code and Law. 309/2006 Sb. The standard for occupational health and safety management systems is currently OHSAS 18001. When a company is certified, it is demonstrating an occupational health and safety management at high level and its continuous improvement. This article deals with the measurement of economic performance of enterprises in connection with the implementation of OHSAS certificate 18001. Economic performance is represented by return on equity and based on data obtained from financial statements. Performance measurement is used on 50 enterprises operating in the construction sector in the Czech Republic. The impact of the implementation of the OHSAS certificate on economic performance is quantified mainly by comparison methods and correlation analysis.

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PENGELOLAAN KESEHATAN DAN KESELAMATAN KERJA PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19: FAKTA DAN TANTANGAN

JIMFE (Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen Fakultas Ekonomi) ◽

10.34203/jimfe.v7i2.3687 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 153-170

Author(s):

Wahyuni Diah Ekasari ◽

Suharnomo Suharnomo ◽

Intiyas Utami

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Safety Management ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Common Interest ◽

Post Office ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Critical Phenomenology ◽

The Common

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan implementasi pengelolaan kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja pada masa pandemi Covid-19 pada Kantor Pos Cabang Rembang beserta faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis data kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi kritis dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, penelusuran dokumen, dan dokumentasi. Informan yang dilibatkan sebagai sumber data terdiri dari informan subjek dan informan triangulasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja pada masa pandemi Covid-19 di Kantor Pos Cabang Rembang sudah mengimplementasikan prinsip protokol kesehatan 5M. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi implementasi pelaksanaan protokol kesehatan 5M pada Kantor Pos Cabang Rembang, meliputi sosialisasi, disiplin, kesadaran, pengawasan, tingkat pendidikan, tingkat kesejahteraan, dan adat kebiasaan. Implikasi hasil penelitian ini adalah meskipun protokol kesehatan 5M tidak mudah untuk dilaksanakan di lingkungan Kantor Pos Cabang Rembang, tetapi dengan adanya sosialisasi masif, kesadaran demi kepentingan bersama, dan kedisiplinan maka implementasi protokol kesehatan 5M dapat dilaksanakan dengan baik. ABSTRACTThis study aims to describe the implementation of occupational health and safety management during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Rembang branch post office and the factors that influence it. This study uses a qualitative data analysis method with a critical phenomenology approach with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, document searches, and documentation. The informants involved data sources consisted of subject informants and triangulated informants. The results of this study indicate that the management of occupational health and safety during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Rembang Post Office has implemented the principles of the 5M health protocol. The factors that influence the implementation the 5M health protocol at the Rembang branch post office include socialization, discipline, awareness, supervision, education level, welfare level, and customs. The implication of the results this study is although the 5M health protocol is not easy to implement in the Rembang branch post office, but with massive socialization, awareness for the common interest, and discipline, the implementation of the 5M health protocol can be carried out properly.

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