scholarly journals Occupational Health, Safety and Extreme Poverty: A Qualitative Perspective from Bangladesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owasim Akram
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Risk Environments ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Depth Interviews

Poor occupational health and safety damages many lives and livelihoods which impedes economic growth. Poor and unsafe work conditions are both a cause and consequence of extreme poverty. Both reinforce each other negatively. The significance of occupational health and safety is particularly strong in countries like Bangladesh where it is not addressed or explored much. This study focuses on urban and peri-urban Bangladesh drawing from: 15 Life History (LH) interviews with people who became disabled during work, 10 in-depth interviews with vulnerable workers in high risk environments; and key informant interviews (KII) with five senior management officials in high risk workplaces. Other studies have also been consulted on occupation safety in rural and urban Bangladesh. Findings confirm that extreme poor people are not only disproportionately drawn into high risk and unhealthy jobs but also the accidents and health problems that arise from these jobs exacerbate poverty. Employers were found to be reluctant to take responsibility for workers and any support offered to injured workers was mainly done out of charity. Sub-contracting was found to be potentially harmful practice of the business/industry owners which makes workers more vulnerable. The paper concludes that occupational health and safety in Bangladesh should be a higher priority in discussions of extreme poverty, its consequences and its solutions.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v4i1.10654

Recognition and Use of Sentinel Markers in Preventing Industrial Disasters

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elihu D. Richter ◽  
Pamela V. Deutsch ◽  
Jacov Adler
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Warning Sign ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Alarm Systems ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Abuse ◽  
Fail Safe

AbstractWorkers, managers, occupational health and safety inspectors, and the general community can be trained to detect and promote action by the use of sentinel markers for detecting industrial disasters. A sentinel marker is a pre-disaster warning sign of impending failure in prevention. Administration sentinel markers are: weak occupational health and safety programs; lack of spontaneous access to top management; failure to accept responsibility for sub-contractors; absence of written disaster plans and drills for emergency response in the factory and in the adjacent community; non-investigation of prodromal leaks, exposures, spills, or injuries; punishment of “trouble-some” individuals (“whistleblowers”) reporting prodromal events; non-use or misuse of data on illness, injury, and absenteeism; and sub-optimal work conditions and supervision of shift workers. Information sentinel markers are: absence of worker and community right-to-know programs; non-use of data on earlier mishaps from similar technologies; and failure to provide toxicologic data to hospitals in the pre-disaster phase. Technological sentinel markers include the absence of fail-safe controls, interlocks, and automated alarm systems driven by real-time monitoring. Transportation sentinel markers include sub-optimal vehicle standards, alcohol and drug abuse, and fatigue in drivers. Preventive programs based on identification of all sentinel markers by workers and others outside a narrow spectrum of specialists are suggested to be more effective than are selective actions based on risk assessment analysis.

scholarly journals Danger zone: Men, masculinity and occupational health and safety in high risk occupations

2015 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Stergiou-Kita ◽  
Elizabeth Mansfield ◽  
Randy Bezo ◽  
Angela Colantonio ◽  
Enzo Garritano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Danger Zone

scholarly journals Evaluation of work conditions and occupational health risk factors in enterprises within a 10-year period in Latvia

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
Dagmāra Sprūdža ◽  
Maija Eglīte ◽  
Mārīte Baķe ◽  
Žanna Martinsone ◽  
Linda Matisāne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Workplace Accidents

Evaluation of work conditions and occupational health risk factors in enterprises within a 10-year period in Latvia The objective of the study was to conduct a survey in the field of occupational health and safety the results of which could be used in rational and effective decision making for elaboration of employment and social policy programmes and for ensuring occupational safety and health programme development. During the study the following groups of people were surveyed: employers, occupational health and safety specialists, and employees. The traditional work risk factors (physical, chemical, biological) have changed to new risks (psychosocial, ergonomic, microclimatic) in Latvia today. The study included objective assessment of occupational health and safety situation (analysis of work environment risk factors measurement data bases, information on occupational diseases, workplace accidents). Results of measurements showed that one-third of measured risk factors values exceeded mandatory or recommended limits but situation has been improved during the last years (2002 compared to 2006). The results of surveys reveal insufficient assessment of risk factors in workplaces and selection of most hazardous ones only. Awareness and understanding of employers and employees regarding occupational health and safety requirements was dissatisfactory. The results of the study reveal a low level of workplace accidents compared to other countries within EU, which may be the result of poor registration system in Latvia. Strengthening of occupational safety and health normative basis and improvement of qualification of occupational physicians has increased the number of occupational diseases and patients revealed for the first time from 1996 to 2006. Early diagnose of occupational diseases and effective rehabilitation is an important question to favour a more rapid return of workforce after occupational morbidity. Study showed that attention should further be paid to simplification of legal requirements, development of alternative methods for informing and educating people, as well as recurrent definition of national indicators to assess efficacy of implemented measures related to occupational health and safety.

scholarly journals The Implementation Effectiveness of the K3RS Program with Achievement of Compliance on Hospital Accreditation Standards at Dr. R. M. Djoelham Hospital in Binjai of 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-261
Author(s):  
Melda Sari Tarigan ◽  
Gerry Silaba ◽  
Zulfendri
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Regional Hospital ◽  
Hospital Accreditation ◽  
Implementation Effectiveness ◽  
Accreditation Standards

This study deals with the implementation effectiveness of the k3rs program with achievement of compliance on hospital accreditation standards in Dr. R. M. Djoelham Hospital in Binjai of 2019. This research was conducted at Dr. R. M. Djoelham Regional Hospital in Binjai City because the efforts in achieving accreditation have not been met in accordance with K3RS standards. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that K3RS (Occupational Health and Safety) implementation in Dr. R. M. Djoelham Regional Hospitas of Binjai City based on category communication is good. This is indicated by despite the lack of budget in conducting socialization and simulation, but they continue to carry out socialization to related units, especially those with high risk with K3RS.

The activities of occupational health and safety specialists in a high-risk industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanny Guennoc ◽  
Christine Chauvin ◽  
Jean-Christophe Le Coze
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety

scholarly journals Tasks and Responsibilities of an Employer in a Digital Age: How to Comply with the Applicable Requirements for Work Conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Gaabriel Tavits
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
Protection Mechanisms ◽  
Rest Time ◽  
Work Done

New forms of employment are not in line with the assumptions or terms of the labour-law rules that are in force today. In these cases, the employer has to employ different protection mechanisms in practice. If the necessary protection is to be guaranteed, there is still a need to follow work- and rest-time rules, occupational health and safety rules, etc., yet all those obligations are connected to the workplace. Because new forms of employment, however, are usually not connected to a concrete workplace, applying all of the necessary protection mechanisms is growing more complicated, particularly when the laws and regulation are out of step with technological and other development of society. In addition, difficulties arise in connection with assessment of the quality of the work done. The article examines these issues, the roles of the employer and employee in emergent forms of work, and mechanisms that represent possibilities for the future.

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