scholarly journals VISION ZERO – Tools for Safety, Health, and Well-being Management and the Application in the Vietnamese Coal Mining Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nga NGUYEN ◽  
Ulrich MEESMANN ◽  
Ngoc-Linh TRUONG ◽  
Vu-Hoa TRINH
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Healthy Working ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Vision Zero

The Vietnamese mining industry is one of the most dangerous industries in the country. Miningcompanies understand safety and health for sustainable development at the mining sector and the nationallevel. Thus, they have been applying many measures to improve their safety and health managementachievements. Besides technology measures, organizational and personal measures are priorities. At theinternational level, VISION ZERO is a global movement based on the belief that all accidents, diseases,and harm at work are preventable. VISION ZERO develops its Seven Golden Rules to guide leaders,managers, and workers to create a safe and healthy working environment for the well-being of employees.The paper focuses on VISION ZERO, its theoretical aspects, and the application process in the Vietnamesecoal mining companies.

The social value of Participatory Ergonomics from a practitioner’s perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 919-923
Author(s):  
Kátia M. Costa-Black ◽  
Chris Arteberry
Keyword(s):  
Human Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Participatory Ergonomics ◽  
Worker Health ◽  
Healthy Working ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Total Worker Health

Ergonomics applies a set of ambitious frameworks and robust body of evidence for integrating different practices to optimize worker health and well-being. One recognized framework is the participatory approach, which delves into sociotechnical workplace actions – developed from the ground up – to achieve improved human performance outcomes and acceptability across the organization. Much of what is known about the value of participatory ergonomics centers on return-on-investment analyses related to injury prevention. Outside this spectrum, little has been discussed. This paper imparts how a participatory approach can lead to various positive impacts beyond financial gains, mainly by focusing on continuous improvements at the management systems level and on proactively motivating people and organizations to embrace healthy working conditions and behaviors. Issues such as the social-ethical value of involving workers in work design and return-to-work solutions are discussed to illustrate the holistic value of participatory ergonomics in the context of Total Worker Health.

scholarly journals Advancing Well-Being Through Total Worker Health®

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 158-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita L. Schill
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Worker Health ◽  
Illness Prevention ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Paradigm Shifting ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Total Worker Health

Total Worker Health® (TWH) is a paradigm-shifting approach to safety, health, and well-being in the workplace. It is defined as policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with promotion of injury and illness prevention efforts to advance worker well-being. The most current TWH concepts are presented, including a description of issues relevant to TWH and introduction of a hierarchy of controls applied to TWH. Total Worker Health advocates for a foundation of safety and health through which work can contribute to higher levels of well-being.

scholarly journals Total worker health® is the future of worker safety, health, and well-being

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Tamers
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
Worker Health ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Future ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Total Worker Health

Abstract The future of work is being shaped by rapid changes in the workplace, work, and workforce. Driven by advances in industry, this movement is marked by the accelerated pace of developments connecting people, places, and things. All these advances and developments have implications for worker safety, health, and well-being and require innovative occupational safety and health strategies. Because of these new realities, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently launched the Future of Work (FOW) Initiative. This Initiative is a collaborative effort of multidisciplinary research, communication, and partnerships throughout NIOSH, other agencies, and organizations that aims to identify novel research solutions, practical approaches, and partnership opportunities to address the future of work. To more broadly address worker safety, health, and well-being, the FOW Initiative applies the Total Worker Health® (TWH) framework. TWH is defined as policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with promotion of injury and illness prevention efforts to advance worker well-being. The TWH approach prioritizes changes to improve physical, organizational, and psychosocial factors that present possible risks in the work environment for today's and tomorrow's workforce. This presentation will first introduce CDC/NIOSH's FOW Initiative. Next, the TWH integrated approach will be defined and described. Centering on CDC/NIOSH's future of work priority topics in the areas of workplace (organizational design, technological displacement, work arrangements), work (artificial intelligence, robotics, technologies), and workforce (demographics, economic security, skills), the presenter will then provide evidence-based solutions to address future of work issues and related outcomes, using the TWH approach. Key messages The future of work has world-wide implications for the workplace, work, workforce. The Total Worker Health framework is a transdisciplinary approach by which to view and address the future of work. Public health professionals and other stakeholders must take a proactive approach to address worker safety, health, and well-being issues impacted by the future of work.

scholarly journals Leveraging Strategic Foresight to Advance Worker Safety, Health and Well-Being

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8477
Author(s):  
Jessica M. K. Streit ◽  
Sarah A. Felknor ◽  
Nicole T. Edwards ◽  
John Howard
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Strategic Foresight ◽  
Health And Well Being

Attending to the ever-expanding list of factors impacting work, the workplace, and the workforce will require innovative methods and approaches for occupational safety and health (OSH) research and practice. This paper explores strategic foresight as a tool that can enhance OSH capacity to anticipate, and even shape, the future as it pertains to work. Equal parts science and art, strategic foresight includes the development and analysis of plausible alternative futures as inputs to strategic plans and actions. Here, we review several published foresight approaches and examples of work-related futures scenarios. We also present a working foresight framework tailored for OSH and offer recommendations for next steps to incorporate strategic foresight into research and practice in order to advance worker safety, health, and well-being.

scholarly journals Employee motivation and work performance: A comparative study of mining companies in Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Boye Kuranchie-Mensah ◽  
Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Gathering Data

Purpose: The paper empirically compares employee motivation and its impact on performance in Ghanaian Mining Companies, where in measuring performance, the job satisfaction model is used.Design/methodology/approach: The study employed exploratory research design in gathering data from four large-scale Gold mining companies in Ghana with regards to their policies and structures in the effectiveness of motivational tools and strategies used by these companies.Findings: The study observed that, due to the risk factors associated with the mining industry, management has to ensure that employees are well motivated to curb the rate at which employees embark on industrial unrest which affect performance, and employees are to comply with health and safety rules because the industry contribute hugely to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country.Research Limitations/Implications: Limitation to the present study include the researcher’s inability to contact other mining companies. However, the study suggests possibilities for future research including contacting other mining companies, expanding the sample size, managers ensuring that the safety and health needs of staff are addressed particularly those exposed to toxic and harmful chemicals.Originality/Value: A lot of studies have been done on mining companies in the past. This paper fills a gap perceived that employees in this sector are highly motivated in spite of the challenges being faced by them, and knowing more about what keeps employees moving is still of national interest.

scholarly journals Total Worker Health® 2014–2018: The Novel Approach to Worker Safety, Health, and Well-Being Evolves

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Tamers ◽  
L. Chosewood ◽  
Adele Childress ◽  
Heidi Hudson ◽  
Jeannie Nigam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Worker Health ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Total Worker Health

Background: The objective of this article is to provide an overview of and update on the Office for Total Worker Health® (TWH) program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH). Methods: This article describes the evolution of the TWH program from 2014 to 2018 and future steps and directions. Results: The TWH framework is defined as policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with promotion of injury and illness prevention efforts to advance worker well-being. Conclusions: The CDC/NIOSH TWH program continues to evolve in order to respond to demands for research, practice, policy, and capacity building information and solutions to the safety, health, and well-being challenges that workers and their employers face.

scholarly journals The barriers of workplace safety and health management: from the supervisor’s perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Tsai ◽  
F Chen ◽  
P Hsu ◽  
C Chen
Keyword(s):  
Health Management ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Top Management Commitment ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Background Previous researches demonstrated that workplace safety and health (WSH) management plays a major role in promoting worker’s health and well-being. However, organizational factors hinder promoting WSH management program. The main aim of this study is to explore the probable existence of barrier from WSH supervisor’s perspective. Methods This study employed a qualitative design to gain an in-depth and holistic understanding of WSH from the supervisor’s perspective. Eight focus groups were conducted in Taiwan. A total of 81 supervisors (employer, human resource section, environmental safety section) from the manufacturing industry, construction industry, and service industry participated in this study. All interview contents were transcribed and coded. Matrices were constructed to identify themes and evolving concepts. Results Three main barriers were identified1. Lacking of top management commitment and support (e.g., top management focused more on employees’ work performance than their safety and health, top management commitment was just a declaration but with no action, and top management only conducted the traditional occupational hazards control to fit the minimum standards of national policy, and ignored employees’ mental health and well-being); 2.Lacking of employee’s safety awareness (e.g., employee lacked the motivation to attend training program; 3.Organizational resources were not enough to implement occupational safety and health management (e.g., the supervisor lacked professional skills in promoting WSH program). Conclusions The study findings provide an integrated basis for practical application and further research. The workplace supervisor should be trained the professional skills in workplace safety and health management. Then, the workplace psychosocial safety climate can be built while top management and employee have higher workplace safety and health awareness. Key messages This study contributes to occupational health research from the supervisor’s perspective. This study also hints at the potential role of top management promoting employee’s health and well-being.

Musicianship and Teaching: Positive Health Factors in Music Teachers

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Anncristine Fjellman-Wiklund ◽  
Gunnevi Sundelin ◽  
Christine Brulin
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Health And Well Being

Musicians at all levels of performance may experience health problems from the physical and psychosocial demands of their work. The most common complaints among musicians relate to musculoskeletal symptoms. Health problems are costly, both to the individual and to society, and may have detrimental effects on the musician’s career. Thus, it is important to prevent health problems not only through the prevention of disorders, but also by understanding the factors that are favorable to health. The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of what music teachers perceived to be important for their health and well-being. Data were collected in interviews with nine music teachers working at a municipality music school in Sweden. The interviews were coded and analyzed using the “grounded theory” method. To increase credibility, the study design used triangulation in investigators, member checking, and reference group checking. “Replenishing and using up energy” was found to be the core category influencing health and well-being. The work contained both positive and negative elements. Creativity in the music and working together with students and colleagues were perceived as sources of energy, while the goals of the organization, experienced as stressful and frustrating, used up energy. The focal point of work, whether it is pedagogical or musical, can also have an effect on how teachers perceive their status of health, and on how they are able to find strategies to deal with the physical and psychosocial strains of work. The music teachers in this study who seemed to modify life and work best were those who had a more pedagogical approach, finding a source of energy in the interplay between music and teaching. They perceived that they were able to influence the working situation and as a result were less frustrated and felt more content with their working environment. This may, in the long term, lead to perceived better health.

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