scholarly journals Socio-environmental risks in educational institutions: challenges and perspectives for integrated management

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-166
Author(s):  
Jacques Demajorovic ◽  
Luiz Mauricio Wendel Prado
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Environmental Health And Safety ◽  
Social Risks

Environmental, health and safety management are an important issue in recent discussions related to organizational strategy. Most of the research, however, is focused on the industrial sector disregarding the service sector in modern economy. In a postindustrial economy, the socio-environmental impacts generated by the service sector cannot be underestimated, especially for those activities as the educational institutions that affect millions of people. Still, for most educational managers, there is a lack of knowledge about the socio-environmental risks in their schools or universities. As a result, environmental, health and safety programs are rarely implemented witch contribute to increase the socio-environmental risks and to waste the natural and economical resources. This paper analyses some of the main environmental and social risks inside educational institutions and discusses some of the possible strategies for a mitigation.

Simplified and Integrated Management System for Responsible Care (SIMS-RC) in chemical industries

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 624-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Khairlida Muhamad Khair ◽  
Khai Ern Lee ◽  
Mazlin Mokhtar ◽  
Choo Ta Goh
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Environmental Health And Safety ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integrated Management System ◽  
Responsible Care

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the barriers and challenges faced by chemical industries in Malaysia causing to the low participation in Responsible Care program. Also, this paper aims to propose a solution to address the issues in implementing Responsible Care by introducing a Simplified and Integrated Management System for Responsible Care. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was distributed to 132 Responsible Care signatory companies in Malaysia, and they were given a week to return it via e-mail. Combining the inputs from the survey and document analysis, a Simplified and Integrated Management System for Responsible Care (SIMS-RC) was proposed. Findings Responsible Care signatory companies faced barriers in implementing product stewardship code and they also faced challenges in getting employees’ commitment from all levels. Taking the inputs received from Responsible Care signatory companies and document analysis, an SIMS-RC was proposed as a closed-loop process which consists of quality, environmental, health and safety management system. Research limitations/implications Some of the chemical companies were unable to share their thoughts in the survey due to the companies’ confidential reason. Originality/value Abundant literature has discussed about the limitation of Responsible Care that needs to be improved. Therefore, several elements and procedures of the program need to be revised and innovated to help the signatory companies to continuously improve their performances and encourage more participation in Responsible Care program. The findings will add value to the current body of knowledge and Responsible Care signatory companies which seek to improve Responsible Care implementation through an integrated management system approach. The proposed SIMS-RC is a simple, integrated, holistic and process-oriented management system in which it blends Responsible Care into quality, environmental, health and safety management system.

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