scholarly journals Chinese Public Response to Occupational Safety and Health Problems—A Study Based on Psychological Distance

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanshan Li ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Xinru Huang ◽  
Congmei Hou ◽  
Feiyu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Psychological Distance ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Response Surface Regression

Background: The effective governance of occupational safety and health problems is inseparable from public participation and response. Methods: Based on the perspective of psychological distance, this paper adopted a quadratic response surface regression analysis method to investigate cognitive, emotional, expected and behavioral distances to occupational safety and health topics and their corresponding responses. Results: As demonstrated by the data statistics and response surface regression analysis results for 2386 valid samples, the relatively close psychological distance dimensions of the public with regard to occupational safety and health problems indicated the high endogenous tendency of the public to pay attention to occupational safety and health problems. The consistency between public cognitive and emotional distance with regard to occupational safety and health presented a “progressive decrease” in response towards behavioral distance, whereas the consistency between cognitive and expected distance reflected “convex” changes towards behavioral distance. Finally, the consistency between emotional and expected distance generally presented a “progressive increase” response towards behavioral distance. Conclusions: This research provides information regarding the public awareness of and response to occupational safety and health issues and how to promote occupational safety and health issues in order to improve them.

scholarly journals Who Has Higher Willingness to Pay for Occupational Safety and Health?—Views from Groups with Different Public Identities and Differences in Attention

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanshan Li ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Xinru Huang ◽  
Ruyin Long
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual

Background: Occupational safety and health issues are closely associated with the wellbeing and survival of every worker and family, as well as of society as a whole. It is a type of typical public issue and requires cooperative governance among different governing subjects. Methods: According to the questionnaire investigation on 2179 subjects with different identities, the research explored the willingness to pay (WTP) for occupational safety and health and the degree of attention, with different identities, through the difference analysis and descriptive statistical analysis. The research studied the relationship between public attention and WTP through the methods of cross-analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. Results: (1) The public show a disregard attitude to occupational safety and health. (2) The public expect the government to fund and solve occupational safety and health problems rather than for themselves to pay directly. (3) Over 50% of questionnaire respondents defined occupational safety and health problems as being classified into two categories, namely, “no attention—government payment” or “no attention—refusal of individual payment”, according to the analysis. (4) The level of attention paid to occupational safety and health can significantly predict the individual income WTP, item WTP, subject WTP, and event WTP. Conclusions: This research aimed to outline the implications for the governance of occupational safety and health.

Occupational Safety and Health of Laundry Employees in Hotel Industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankush Ambardar
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Chemical Exposure ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Employee Safety ◽  
Employee Protection ◽  
Chemical Hazards ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Day To Day Operations ◽  
And Performance

Employee safety and health is considered to be one of the major important human resource functions for any hotel organization. The current paper focuses on the application of occupational safety and health of laundry employees looking at the nature of the tasks performed in day to day operations. OSH is one of the significant factors responsible for employees inspiration and moreover retention in a hotel organization. Health, safety and performance of the employees are dependent on understanding and application of ergonomic practices followed during laundry operations. The paper explores laundry employee protection against various critical factors such as injuries, accidents, work postures, chemical exposure, heat, fire, noise, etc. A questionnaire was used to perpetuate perception of laundry employees in regard to protection from factors concerning safety and health issues from hotels of India. The results reveal that some of the OSH practices are been followed in hotels, while some were missing from hotels such as training, periodical audit and protection against chemical hazards. The present study suggests need for adopting OSH practices and enforcing periodical check for the same in every hotel besides of its categorization.

Human Factors Implications of Osha's Impact on Small Manufacturers

1982 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 493-497
Author(s):  
James W. Knight ◽  
Douglas J. Harju
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Health Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Small Manufacturers

Small manufacturers often lack the necessary expertise to solve their occupational safety and health problems. A recent study examined the impact of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration upon small manufacturers. The findings of that study are reported here regarding their human factors implications. Recommendations to improve occupational safety and health performance are made.

scholarly journals Health problems among employees in small enterprises as a result of improper OHS management

2018 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 01012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Niciejewska ◽  
Dorota Klimecka-Tatar
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Impact

Occupational health problems are rarely underestimated both by employers and employees themselves. Lack of awareness about the impact of the environment on the health of the human body results in more frequent accidents, the sources of which are seen in the health problems of employees. Lifestyle, as well as the management of occupational health and safety, affect work quality and safety. It this paper ailments that have a significant impact on the health of the employee, which are the result of improper management of occupational safety and health in small enterprises, have been presented. The obtained results also indicate factors that cause various health problems among employees, with particular emphasis on stress symptoms.

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