scholarly journals The occupational safety on the construction sites of the farm production buildings in Finland

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2s) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hellstedt ◽  
K.O. Kaustell ◽  
T. Kivinen
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
New Production ◽  
On Farm

The size of farms has increased considerably during Finland's EU membership. The growth has meant big investments in the new production buildings. The buildings have been switched to big industrialhall- like constructions from small-scale ones which have contained own timber and own work contribution. The objective of the project financed by Farmers' Social Insurance Institution was to improve occupational safety on farm building construction and renovation sites by disseminating current safety practices and by developing ways of action which are better than the prevailing ones. The project consisted of a literature review, statistical analysis, as well as a farmer and designer interviews. In the statistical analysis the MATA occupational injuries insurance claims database on farmers’ claims during construction and renovation work for the years 2005 - 2008 was compared with the register of Federation of Accident Insurance Institutions on the construction workers' injuries. In comparing the reasons of the accidents a clear difference was found; poor scaffoldings and ladders are still the main culprits on farm accidents. Farmer interviews were used to assess occupational safety measures on the construction site, occurred injuries and their types, nearmiss situations and the underlying factors which have led to the injuries. Also construction safety deficiencies as well as the direct and indirect costs caused for instance because of the delay in completion of construction project were discussed. Designer interviews aimed to find out how occupational safety and health considerations are taken into account in farm building planning and counseling, and how this experience of the designers should be utilized in order to improve safety at the construction sites on farms. Farmers knew their obligations on occupational safety poorly. The situation was further worsened by the fact that on the site the supervisor tasks were only nominally executed. The designers knew the occupational health and safety legislation better but this did not help the situation on the sites because designers are not generally involved in the actual implementation of the construction project.

Fundamentals of occupational safety in the technosphere

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeriy Tatarenko ◽  
Valeriy Romeyko ◽  
Ol'ga Lyapina
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Artificial Habitat ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Integrated Methodology ◽  
Legal Foundations ◽  
State Educational

The textbook contains systematized information on the specific features of the life safety of the working population engaged in labor activity in an artificial habitat-the technosphere. The article presents the current provisions of the integrated methodology of technosphere safety, the legal foundations of modern legislation and regulatory regulation in this area, information about the leading dangerous and harmful production factors, the main directions of preventing the risks of occupational injuries and occupational morbidity of employees with the implementation of economic mechanisms for managing the safety of working conditions in organizations. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For undergraduate students studying in the direction of training "Technosphere safety", as well as specialists in the field of labor protection and social insurance.

Development of system of automated occupational health and safety management in enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (107) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
A.P. Bochkovskyi ◽  
N.Yu. Sapozhnikova
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Negative Factors

Purpose: Develop a system of automated occupational health and safety management to improve the procedure for minimizing occupational risks and ensure comprehensive protection of employees from the impacts of negative factors of the systems "man - machine - environment". Design/methodology/approach: The following set of scientific methods was used in the study: analysis of normative-legal documents and scientific-technical literature in the field of building and functioning of occupational safety and health management systems, methods of system analysis, simulation methods, namely discrete-event simulation (DES) of random and dynamic processes, methods of decision theory and data mining. Findings: Based on the results of the research, a system of automated occupational health and safety management, which due to the connection the functionally independent elements (according to a certain scheme) allows to provide comprehensive protection of employees from the impacts of negative factors of the system "man - machine - environment" and reduce occupational injuries and diseases, was developed. This is done by constant monitoring and promt correcting of parameters of impact on the employee of the specified factors. The developed system was implemented in the occupational health and safety management system of the industrial enterprise "Stalkanat-Silur" (Odessa, Ukraine), resulting in reducing the number of accidents, in particular, in dangerous areas of production by 33.3%, increasing the economic efficiency of the enterprise through increasing the level of productivity by 5% and reducing in the number of social insurance payments by 11%. Research limitations/implications: The developed system can be implemented both within separate industrial premises and in the enterprise as a whole, but the number of its elements could be changed (increase / decrease) depending on the number of jobs and dangerous areas that need control. Practical implications: The implementation of the proposed system allows to increase the level of economic efficiency of the enterprise by increasing the level of labor productivity due to reducing the negative impact on the employee of harmful factors and compliance with rational mode of work and rest in each workplace, as well as by reducing the number of social insurance payments due to reducing the occupational injuries and diseases. Originality/value: For the first time the system of automated occupational health and safety, which, in contrast to existing automated occupational risk minimization systems and traditional occupational health and safety management systems, provides comprehensive protection of employees from the the impacts negative factors of the system "man - machine-environment", by constant monitoring the parameters of such impact and their prompt correction in case of deviation of the specified parameters from the set criteria, was developed and proposed for use at enterprises, institutions and organizations.

IMPAK PERISIAN IM-SMARTSAFETY TERHADAP PEKERJA ASING DALAM INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Azita Salleh ◽  
Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi ◽  
Norazah Mohd Nordin ◽  
Abdul Khalim Abdul Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Safety Belts ◽  
The Impact

This paper focuses on the discussion of the impact of IM-SmartSAFETY courseware on foreign workers in the construction industry. This courseware was developed as an alternative media of information delivery in bilingual multimedia and two directional teaching aids for foreign workers in Health and Safety Induction Course (HSIC). The study discovered that the IM-SmartSAFETY courseware have contributed a great impact and meets the needs of the foreign workers on construction sites as well as one of the mechanism to help tackle the language problem. The study was conducted quantitative research methods supported by qualitative research is found a parallel in terms of data acquisition which is seen IM-SmartSAFETY courseware has helped meet the needs of foreign workers regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) in terms of knowledge about the types and uses of PPE, safety regulations related to PPE, proper wear of PPE and the effect of the proper usage of PPE which include safety helmets, safety boots, protective clothing or safety jackets, ear protection, eye and face protection, safety belts, protective glove and protective breathing after using the courseware. The findings also exhibits that the overall of helpfulness of courseware also found that language issues have been resolved. In fact, the acquisition of knowledge foreign workers on safety at construction sites and the way of delivery information by the trainers to foreign workers have been enhanced while reducing the rate of accidents on construction sites and increase foreign workers awareness about the hazard and improve occupational safety of foreign workers in Malaysia.

scholarly journals AquaSafe: Aquaculture occupational safety and health in the palm of your hand

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
Flavielle Blanco Marques ◽  
Giovani Nicolas Bettoni ◽  
Bruno Gomes Tavares Santos ◽  
Ayodeji A. Adeoye ◽  
Benito Guimaraes Brito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Interfaces ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Mobile Software ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Education Platform

The main objective of this study was to develop a freely available mobile software application and education platform in health and safety for aquaculture workers and managers.  The application, called AquaSafe, was created in Portuguese and English for the Android system using the Java 8 programming language and the Android Studio development environment. AquaSafe content focusses on the identification of hazards and health risks, hazardous sources and preventive measures for occupational health and safety in the aquaculture sector. It has three predominantly interactive user interfaces to reinforce the main messages, which include games in the form of compliance checklists, quizzes and question-answer tools. The software is designed to act as a platform for assessment and management of occupational hazards, guide decision making on simple techniques or measures to prevent injuries, diseases and fatalities during aquaculture activities. It is envisaged that the AquaSafe mobile software will contribute to the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases in aquaculture.

Socio-Economic Importance of Audit Working Conditions, Safety and Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Смирнова ◽  
Marina Smirnova ◽  
Кохова ◽  
Irina Kokhova
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Safe Technology ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Audit Activity

Labour protection is one of the areas in the sphere of enterprise activity. Development of audit activity in the protection of labor will give the development of the system of external and internal audit, as an alternative to the system of state control. The article deals with the modern understanding of the conditions and safety. The definitions of “Working Environment”, “Working Conditions”, “Occupational Safety and Health.” It reveals the importance of health and safety for today’s workers. The author analyzes the current situation in the Russian Federation in the field of health and safety based on the data of Rosstat. We investigate occupational diseases, injuries, accidents at work. We investigate promising areas of assessment of working conditions on the basis of modern organization of audit of indicators such as the causes and conditions of occupational injuries for the previous period, especially the use of advanced technology and safe technology; ergonomic devices that protect the rights, etc.

scholarly journals Technical and Economic Analysis of the Consequences of Occupational Injuries at Machine-Building Enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Natalia Stupnytska
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Process Equipment ◽  
Important Conclusion ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Effective Organization

Abstract The article shows that effective organization of occupational health and safety (OHS) at industrial enterprises have not only social, but also technical and economic consequences. Analysis of the dependences of the frequency and the severity coefficients of occupational injuries on the cost of OHS measures allowed to draw an important conclusion, that with insufficient funding for injuries protection, the level of injuries remains high enough, and with increasing OHS funds the level of injuries decreases significantly. However, there comes a situation, when further economic stimulation of injuries protection measures does not yield significant results. Definition of technical and economic criteria for assessing the production system from occupational safety indicators is proposed using the apparatus of the probability and queuing theories. An example of calculating the downtime of process equipment due to occupational injuries in the shop of mechanical engineering plant is considered.

scholarly journals The Effect Of The Implementation Of Occupational Health And Safety Management Systems (Smk3) Against Security Tower Construction Project " X ”In Surabaya

Neutron ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-179
Author(s):  
Mansur ◽  
Fredy Kurniawan ◽  
Atik Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aims to analyze the effect of the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Management System (SMK3) on the productivity of workers on the "X" tower construction project in Surabaya. The population used is the employees of the tower construction project "X" in Surabaya as many as 230 employees, while the number of samples taken 146 employees. The data used is sourced from primary data. Data collection is done by distributing questionnaires. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis.The results in this study indicate that: (1) Safety Factor has a significant and positive influence on Project Security; (2) Equipment and Work Wear Factors have a significant positive effect on Project Security; (3) Vehicle Track Factors have a significant positive effect on Project Security; (4) Fire Factor has no significant effect on Project Security; (5) Equipment and Machine Factors have a significant positive effect on Project Security; (6) Electricity and Sound factors have a significant positive effect on Project Security; (7) Public Protection Factors have no significant effect on Project Safeguards; (8) General Factors have a significant positive effect on Project Security; (9) Occupational Health Factors have a significant positive effect on Project Security.

scholarly journals The Impact of Integrating Occupational Safety and Health into the Pre-Construction Phase of Projects: A Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Laila Khodeir ◽  
Youhansen Salahel Dine
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Construction Stage ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Impact

Construction is a high-risk industry owning to several accidents that take place in construction sites. Fatalities and workplace injuries are a major issue. Construction managers concentrate on profitability as far as cost, quality, and time are concerned. Unless experts end up mindful of safety-related issues, development tasks can never reach their targets. The main aim of this paper is to review the literature that highlights the result of the implementation of occupational health and safety practices in construction sites. The research examines the impact of the implementation on the number of accidents in construction sites and the precautions that should be taken into consideration starting from the pre-construction stage. Previous research suggested that early introduction of occupational safety & health management systems (OHSMS) and elements within the project implementation is an important asset in decision-making. It aims toward the abatement of occupational hazards in the workplace. The paper explores through a literature review the root causes of construction accidents and factors causing risks in construction sites. The research explains OSHMS, and its effects, and how they can be integrated into the pre-construction stage in projects. The impact of the implementation of occupational health and safety practices at construction sites will be discussed as well. The study concluded that due to implementing OHSMS, there is a significant reduction in accidents. In order to improve security and health, safety measures should be included starting from the preparation of contract documents. It is recommended that the managers of top construction companies commit more to safety and health procedures. There is a need to provide funding for the regulatory body that oversees health and safety in the construction industry.

scholarly journals Management of health and safety on building site using smart technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 1209 (1) ◽  
pp. 012013
Author(s):  
A Husovská ◽  
Z Struková
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Building Site ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Smart Technologies ◽  
Improve Health

Abstract The construction industry is a dynamic manufacturing sector whose major problem is occupational safety and its management. There are various information and communication technologies or applications that can improve health and safety status. Their use gives every company management a great advantage to become more competitive in the construction trade. The presented article deals with smart phones and related applications as a type of technologies that can be easily used to improve health and safety performance in our conditions. The aim of the article is to present the advantages and benefits of this technology for increasing safety on construction sites. The presented results confirm the trend of efficient processing of the obtained information using ICT technologies. They intensify the safety management process and help staff to handle unpredictable dangerous incidents and contribute to the successful management of the whole construction site.

scholarly journals Analysis of OHS Costs in the Road Construction Project of Singaraja City – Mengwi (Short Cut Bedugul Point 5 - 6)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-100
Author(s):  
I Ketut Sutapa ◽  
◽  
I Nyoman Sutapa ◽  
I Wayan Darya Suparta ◽  
I Nyoman Ramia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Safety And Health

Short Cut Bedugul is a short road construction project on the Singaraja-Denpasar route. The short cut development includes the implementation of an occupational health and safety management system (SMK3). The 5-6 point short cut project includes the grade of a large project and places great importance on work safety. Field conditions with high rainfall make the area prone to landslides that can endanger workers, as well as environmental temperatures that reach 20oC which can affect work productivity. The objectives of this study are: To analyze the implementation of occupational safety and health (K3) on the Short Cut project point 5-6 Bedugul. To find out the amount of costs incurred in implementing K3 on the Short Cut point 5-6 Bedugul project. To analyze the percentage of safety and health costs (K3) to the short cut project value point 5-6 Bedugul. The type of research used in this research is descriptive research. and a quantitative descriptive of the construction of the Singaraja City Boundary Road - Mengwi (Short Cut Bedugul point 5–6) the use of K3 such as the use of safety helmets, light vests, masks, gloves, and safety belts is in accordance with the law and is very disciplined and obedient to existing regulations. set. The percentage of K3 costs to the project value refers to the CIRCULAR OF THE MINISTER NO. 66 / SE / M / 2015 Regarding the Cost of Implementing an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (SMK3) Construction in the Public Works Sector is 0.7%.

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