Workplace safety in furniture industry plants (selected aspects)

2019 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 134-140
Author(s):  
KORNELIA POLEK-DURAJ
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Furniture Industry ◽  
Local Labor Market ◽  
Accident Rates

Workplace safety in furniture industry plants (selected aspects). The practical aim of the study was to define the safety of the working environment of persons employed in the furniture industry in the local labor market of the Opole Voivodeship based on selected aspects. For this purpose, data related to occupational hazards, causes of accidents at work and accident rates were used. The paper recommends a method of recognizing the working conditions, with particular emphasis on the work environment. An analysis of selected indicators shaping safety the work environment was performed. It has been found that despite the apparent improvements in this field, it is still on an unsatisfactory level.

scholarly journals Work environment and the performance of forest rangers in South West Mau Forest, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
NDUKU ISSA ETEMESI ◽  
PETER K. SIRMAH ◽  
JOSIAH CHEPKWONY
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Forest Service ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
South West ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
Communication Work ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Forest Act

Etemesi NI, Sirmah PK, Chepkwony J. 2018. Work environment and the performance of forest rangers in South West Mau Forest, Kenya. Asian J For 2: 46-53. The objective of this research was to evaluate and understand how the working environment of Kenya Forest Service (KFS) forest rangers affects their performance. The Rangers, under the Enforcement and Compliance Division (ENCOM) of KFS are mandated to implement the enforcement of laws and policies pertaining to forests and its allied resources as prescribed in the Kenya Forest Act of 2005. Qualitative research approach was employed in the data collection by the use of structured questionnaires in four forest stations. From a population of 46 rangers, 32 rangers, 8 serving in each of the three forest stations {Londiani, Masaita, and Sorget} of Kericho Zone, Mau complex and the Kericho Ecosystem Conservator's Office were sampled randomly. A pre-tested questionnaire on demographic trends, duration of service, work environment variables constituting of remuneration, living conditions, motivation, appraisals, rewards, empowerment, communication, work tools, mobility, uniforms, challenges, and personal life were administered in January 2016. The performance indicators gave dissatisfaction rates of 59% and 63% in most of the parameters tested. Comparison of the finding of this study with the findings of the surveys of 2010 and 2013 in different conservancies in Kenya gave an index of 51.4% and 56.74% satisfaction respectively. The results, therefore, denote a progressive correlation between the working conditions drivers and the performance of forest rangers. Kenya Forest Service under ENCOM Division has a responsibility and large task to improve the working conditions and environment of the rangers. No matter how efficient conservation and regeneration programs may be undertaken while enforcement lags behind the cumulative performance of the entire process shall ever record dismal performance. More radical measures must be undertaken to enhance the performance and productivity of rangers through motivation, improving both their intrinsic and extrinsic working environment. KFS must as well acknowledge that low employee satisfaction rates shall ever incapacitate the forest rangers performance.

scholarly journals QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WORK ENVIRONMENT IN A MEDICAL CENTER

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-69
Author(s):  
G. V. Artamonova ◽  
Y. V. Danilchenko ◽  
D. V. Kruchkov ◽  
D. V. Karas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Team Cohesion ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Baseline Survey

Background. The work environment represents the environment where employees perform their duties, complete the set tasks. This environment involves a variety of factors (sanitation, hygiene, organizational, psychological, etc.). According to the ISO 9001:2015 requirements, the organization must identify, create, provide and maintain the environment for the operation of the processes, as well as to establish, implement, maintain and continuously improve the work environment. Therefore, employees envisage of the work environment is an important source of information for the quality management system, aimed at improving the customers’ satisfaction.Aim. To study the opinion of the personnel about the work environment of the tertiary cardiovascular healthcare center.Methods. The object of the study is the working environment of the medical institution, the subject of the research is the factors constituting the work environment. The sampling unit is the employee. The study was performed in the Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases. The research was carried out according to the original questionnaire by the method of sociological survey of personnel. All the subjects were interviewed using the original questionnaire. The questionnaire is divided into several domains including employment terms, mental health and psychological climate, duties and work management.Results. The gaps limiting the formation of the positive work environment have been determined after the baseline survey. 21.6% of the employees were not satisfed with the working conditions in general, and 27.1% – with the labor organization. 32.3% of the employees pointed low team cohesion, and 28.6% of the respondents indicated low organization cohesion. The statistically signifcant changes in the personnel responses to the most of the factors constituting the work environment have been traced followed the targeted activities carried out over several years. Thus, the proportion of positive answers on the compliance of the workplace with hygiene requirements (by 9.3%) and on the comfort of being at the workplace (by 13.9%) increased. The number of the employees satisfed with working conditions increased (by 9.8%). The proportion of employees satisfed with labour management, their duties and tasks improved as well. The development of the personnel-oriented management in the organization is associated with the tendency towards the team cohesion in the center’s divisions. However, the satisfaction of the personnel with the relations in the team remained similar as in 2012.Conclusion. The study reports the opinion of the healthcare personnel on the work environment and forms the basis for the further improvements and implementation of the personnel-oriented management system.

scholarly journals A pre/post analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychosocial work environment and recovery among healthcare workers in a large university hospital in Sweden

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir ◽  
Alessio Degl’Innocenti ◽  
Linda Åhlström ◽  
Caterina Finizia ◽  
Helle Wijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Employee Survey ◽  
Hospital Employees ◽  
The Impact

Background. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workload, mental health, and well-being of healthcare workers, and particularly those on the front-line, has received considerable attention.Design and methods. We surveyed hospital employees about their working environment during the pandemic and identified departments which were negatively affected in comparison to the pre-pandemic situation, as well as factors contributing to this.Setting and participants We surveyed all hospital employees at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden in September 2020 and compared results across departments and to the results of a large employee survey from October 2019.Results. The overall impact of the pandemic on perceived working conditions and possibility for recovery differed among departments. During the pandemic, healthcare workers working with COVID-19 patients reported poorer working environments than other employees. Factors significantly related to perception of work environment and recovery during the pandemic included worries of being infected, departmental transfer, and having insufficient access to personal protective equipment. Men reported better working conditions than women in all, but one item and higher age was related to better perceived working environment.Conclusions. Our results indicate that the pandemic differentially affects hospital departments and underscores the multifactorial nature of this topic. Contributing factors to poor perceived working environment could be addressed at times of high workload, such as during the pandemic, including providing appropriate support to managers, ensuring possibility for recovery during working hours, and acknowledging worries about infection. Young healthcare workers and staff who are relocated due to the pandemic warrant special attention.

scholarly journals Accident Rate as a Measure of Safety Assessment in Polish Civil Engineering

Safety ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Wieslawa Cieslewicz ◽  
Krystyna Araszkiewicz ◽  
Pawel Sikora
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
Workplace Accidents ◽  
High Volatility ◽  
Accident Rates

Civil engineering is characterised by high volatility with respect to working conditions, which are the source of many threats to worker life and health and contribute to high accident rates. The purpose of this paper is to analyse and evaluate the phenomenon of accidents in Polish civil engineering and define the direction of changes that should occur in the safety area. The studies included in this research covered the years 2004–2018. The following indicators were used to assess the accident rates: (1) The total number of persons injured in workplace accidents and this total divided into fatal, severe, and minor accidents; (2) indicators of frequency of accidents in total and this total divided into minor, severe, and fatal accidents; (3) and an indicator of the severity of accidents. From the analysis of statistical data for the years 200–2018, the changes in accident rate parameters demonstrate the continuous improvement of workplace safety in the Polish civil engineering sector. From the analysed data from the 15 years, a clear decrease in the value of the applied indicators is apparent, including both the number of people involved in accidents and the frequency and severity of accidents.

Self-evaluation of biomechanical task demands, work environment and perceived risk of injury by nurses: A field study

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Waldemar Karwowski ◽  
Ren-Liu Jang ◽  
David Rodrick ◽  
Peter M. Quesada ◽  
Sherill N. Cronin
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Task Demands ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
Dependent Variables

A field study was conducted to determine how nurses regard their working environment in terms of perceived physical (biomechanical) tasks demands, work ability requirements, perceived effort, risk of injury/illness, and assessment of working conditions (physical environment). Twenty-one participants (7 registered nurses and 14 nurse assistants), currently working at a southern United States hospital in a mid-size metropolitan city, participated in this study. The study classified two hundred nursing activities into 18 task categories. A comprehensive questionnaire for subjective evaluation of work environment was applied. A multiple stepwise regression modeling technique was then used to investigate plausible relationships between several dependent variables based on the questionnaire outcomes and the perceived nursing task demands (independent variables). The dependent variables included the following: 1) reported low back discomfort (RLBD), 2) perceived muscular effort (PME), 3) perceived risk of musculoskeletal injury/illness (PRMII), 4) dissatisfaction with the perceived comfort of working conditions (DWC), and 5) dissatisfaction with the perceived safety and health of working conditions (PSHWC). The results revealed that working with fixed lower back postures was the significant predictor for PME (R2 = 0.55), PRMII (R2 = 0.475), and PSHWC (R2 = 0.519). In addition, the study found that walking and working with fixed lower back positions were significant predictors for DWC (R2 = 0.525). Furthermore, the perceived demand for lifting, lowering, and carrying heavy objects during a working day was the significant predictor for RLBD (R2 = 0.611).

The Future of Work Environment Reforms: Does the Concept of Work Environment Apply within the New Economy?

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Allvin ◽  
Gunnar Aronsson
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Industrial Context ◽  
Conditions Of Work

“Work environment,” as a conceptual framework for reforming working life, may not be readily transferable from the tangible conditions of the industrial context in which it was conceived to the more flexible conditions of modern labor. Since the flexible conditions of work generally presuppose an increased responsibility and some sort of personal commitment on the part of the worker, isolating the environmental conditions from the personal abilities of the worker is becoming more difficult. As a consequence, only to a limited extent can the problems of modern labor be interpreted as work environment issues and subjected to work environment measures. With the propagation of flexible working conditions, work environment institutions and their reform ambitions will be passed by. And work environment reforms, rather than being a practical task of coordinating different protective measures at workplaces, will be reduced to an argument within the ideologically motivated rejection of an increasingly polarized labor market.

Working conditions in a precarious work environment - A global study of aviation workers

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Greiner ◽  
E. Rosskam ◽  
V. McCarthy ◽  
M. Mateski ◽  
L. Zsoldos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Precarious Work ◽  
Global Study

PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN BAGIAN PRODUKSI PT. FUJI SEIMITSU INDONESIA - BEKASI

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Riski Eko Ardianto ◽  
Ergo Nurpatria Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Environment Variables

Employee performance is something that is considered important for the company. Employees have high performance will certainly be able to work optimally so that the objectives of the institution itself will be easily achieved. Through the improvement of the working environment and working discipline expected the resulting performance can be optimized within the enterprise. In this study to determine the three variables that can affect employee performance (Y), the work environment variables (X1) and discipline (X2). Simultaneous and partially on the performance of employees at PT.Fuji Seimitsu Indonesia. Type of research is quantitative research. Methods of data collection using questionnaires with sempel amount of research is 100 respondents.Data analysis techniques in research using descriptive analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, validity and reliability test and partial test ( Test T) and a simultaneous test (Test F). Results of research conducted using SPSS 2.2 (ststitical program for social science), from the results obtained that the working environment (X1) were significant influence on employee performance (Y) on PT.Fuji Seimitsu Indonesia because work environment variables t = 3.231 > t table 1.660 with sig = 0.002 < 0.05. Labor discipline (X2) have a significant effect on employee performance (Y). Work environment (X1) and discipline (X2) simultaneously significant effect on employee performance (Y) PT. Fuji Seimitsu Indonesia.The results obtained on the whole of the working environment (X1) and discipline (X2) are all very significant influence on employee performance (Y) in PT.Fuji Seimitsu Indonesia. Keywords:Work Environment, Work Discipline and Employee Performance

Hygienic assessment of working conditions working in LLC “Oil and gas equipment plant»

2020 ◽  
pp. 733-733
Author(s):  
V. P. Rodkin ◽  
A. N. Usatov ◽  
V. G. Demchenko
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Working Environment

The authors conducted a hygienic assessment of working conditions of employees in LLC «Oil and gas equipment plant» on the basis of research of the Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Omsk region. The factors of the working environment and working conditions of workers having an impact on their health. Are studied. Hygiene-based preventive measures have been developed.

Hygienic aspects of working conditions of workers in the Samara region

2020 ◽  
pp. 564-564
Author(s):  
N. S. Belyakova ◽  
N. M. Tsunina ◽  
A. S. Karapetyan
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Female Body ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Working Day

The factors of working conditions that affect the health of women during the working day are listed. Developed measures to create a favorable working environment for the female body.

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