scholarly journals Using the Potential of The Employees' Expertise and Awareness of Occupational Hazards in The Mining Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagmara Nowak-Senderowska ◽  
Michał Patyk
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Identification Process ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Opencast Mine

The paper highlights the results of a study that examined the employees' expertise andawareness of occupational hazards in their work environment. The research involved a survey conductedin the form of a short questionnaire among employees responsible for loading and hauling of excavatedmaterial in an opencast mine. Among 23 major hazards that were thus identified, there were global hazards(affecting the entire mining process) as well as local, task-specific hazards. Depending on the number ofresponses, 10 local and 3 global hazards were identified in the analyzed area, involving noise, stress anddust. Active participation of the crew in the risk identification process helped in the assessment of theircriticality levels, according to employees carrying out various task, highlighting the benefits of suchapproach for effective work safety management in a mining company. The conducted researchdemonstrated yet another goal to be achieved - i.e. the comparison of criticality levels of hazards asidentified by employees and those reported in occupational risk assessment reports in the mine.

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 DISIPLIN KERJA, KESEHATAN DAN KESELAMATAN KERJA BERPENGARUH TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KERJA KARYAWAN SARIASIH GARMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 2107
Author(s):  
Briyan Artha Ginting ◽  
I Wayan Suana
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Safe Work ◽  
Work Health ◽  
Saturated Sample ◽  
Maximum Work ◽  
Sample Method

Productivity is the ability to achieve certain tasks in accordance with predetermined standards. Companies must create safe work environment to motivate employees so that they can increase overall company productivity. Purpose of the study is to explain the effect of work discipline, occupational health and safety on the work productivity of Sariasih Garment employees with 51 people as samples, using saturated sample method. Data collected through observation, interviews and questionnaires and analyzed by multiple linear regression. Based on the results, work discipline, occupational health and work safety have  positive and significant effect on employee work productivity. It is expected that company pays attention to employees' compliance with regulations in doing their jobs and the company is able to create a safe, comfortable and clean work environment. Employees have enthusiasm and protection while working so that employees are able to increase work productivity in order to create maximum work results. Keywords: work productivity, work discipline, work health and safety

scholarly journals A New Semi-Quantitative Process Safety Assessment Method and Its Application for Fluorochemical Industry

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1695
Author(s):  
Guangpei Cong ◽  
Duhui Lu ◽  
Mei Liu ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Wei Yu
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Main Line ◽  
Process Safety ◽  
Case Comparison ◽  
Improved Model ◽  
Risk Processes

Traditional hazard and operability analysis (HAZOP) is one of the most widely applied methods for process safety management in process enterprises. Due to its principles based on the conservative and qualitative judgment, it often leads to too conservative risk identification results for the fluorine chemical industry usually with high-risk processes to keep the continuity of production. Most of improved quantitative and semi-quantitative methods are based on the layer of protection analysis (LOPA) to resolve the over-conservative problem of traditional HAZOP with the database of LOPA. However, the improved model, taking LOPA as the main line and HAZOP only as the provider of scenarios and influencing factors, is limited to the fact that LOPA can only analyze complete and independent protection layers (IPLs). Therefore, in order to realize the quantitative or semi-quantitative analysis of disaster causes and consequences, a new semi-quantitative HAZOP method takes HAZOP as the main line to integrate LOPA, F&EI (fire and explosion index) for quantitatively calculating the reduction factors, probability on failure demand (PFD) of general protection layers (GPLs) and PFD of IPLs. With the case comparison of fluorine chemical industry, it is proved that this new method can effectively improve the problem that traditional HAZOP are too conservative in complex scenarios.

scholarly journals Optimizing The Resilience of Healthcare Workers Against The COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-4
Author(s):  
Muchtar ◽  
Ray Wagiu Basrowi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Identification Process ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Psychosocial Hazards ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers have physical and psychosocial pressure in carrying out their work. The requirement for healthcare workers in dealing with the pandemic is so high, the identification process for the resilience of healthcare workers is not going well. The purpose of this article is to review about how to optimize the resilience of healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 outbreak working conditions. Methods: This literature review is conducted in October 2021. Research related to the resilience of healthcare workers during COVID-19 Pandemic by using valid keywords, including resilience, healthcare workers, COVID-19 through ProQuest, ScienceDirect and SpingerLink. Results: A total of 10 articles were selected for the literature review. The process of self-reflection is one of the important things for healthcare workers. Optimizing relisience of healthcare workers by carrying out an efficient division of tasks to reduce workloads, give more attention to their needs, provide training and knowledge about digital applications to increase capacity in carrying out their work, provide mental health support for healthcare workers and creating a safe and comfortable work environment for them. Conclusions: Maintaining health during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important thing that needs to be done by healthcare workers. Stress management is an important factor in dealing with a pandemic. Create an assessment of the resilience of healthcare workers by detecting gaps, determining priorities, developing plans to prevent psychosocial hazards at all levels both individual and organizational levels.

Value co-creation in asset integrity and improvement portfolio: evidence from the Australian mining industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenton Lawson ◽  
Larissa Statsenko ◽  
Morteza Shokri-Ghasabeh
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Project Portfolios ◽  
Project Lifecycle

Purpose Adopting a qualitative research design and following a single case study research methodology 21 semi-structured interviews with asset integrity project managers (PM), project sponsors (PS) and members of the project management office (PMO) were conducted. These were complemented with company’s project management framework documents and tools and direct observation by the researcher’s observation. Design/methodology/approach The data on the value creation in the mining asset integrity and improvement project portfolio was collected through 21 interviews with PM, PS and members of the PMO and complemented by observational data and the analysis of the Australian mining company process documentation. Findings The study finds that establishing a culture of delivering value supported by functional governance is critical for effective value creation practice in asset integrity and improvement project portfolios. In addition, early engagement of the key stakeholders with clearly defined roles and utilisation of project value management artifacts, enables effective value delivery throughout the project lifecycle. Originality/value The research offers an empirically grounded framework to facilitate value creation throughout the project lifecycle in asset integrity and improvement project portfolios drawing on a benchmarking case of an Australian mining company.

Mining Industry and Its Influence

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Tremendous Impact ◽  
Real Action

The mining industry has tremendous impact on people and communities. The opening of a large mine has economic, environmental, and social consequences at the national, state, or provincial and local levels. Mining company activities can also positively and negatively influence many lives. The challenge is for mining multinational corporations (MNCs), communities, and governments to rationalise real action for the community. As initiatives and programmes show success, these experiences can be woven into ongoing operations if lines of communication are kept open. Mining MNCs can promote dialogue among the various stakeholders and disseminate the results of efforts that have helped enhance the sustainability of the economic impacts of mining. This chapter discusses various impacts of the mining industry on women, including skill development, poverty, health, and economic impacts. Issues of corporate social responsibility as a key function of mining MNCs in Thailand and Laos are discussed.

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