Influence of occupational health and safety programmers on performance of manufacturing firms in Western Province, Kenya

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezekiel M. Makori
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Western Province

Ergonomics Awareness Training for Industry

1988 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 465-467
Author(s):  
John K. Schmidt ◽  
John Katchan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
The United States ◽  
Job Design ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Production Lines ◽  
Awareness Training ◽  
Background Material

Many manufacturing firms across the United States are introducing basic ergonomic principles into their production lines. The rationale for this stems from two basic sources: 1) promote higher quality workmanship through reduced worker fatigue and 2) increase occupational health and safety through improved job design. Several firms have opted to include ergonomics awareness training for their employees as part of this effort. The inherent challenge of this undertaking is to design a course of instruction which can effectively disseminate enough background material to achieve ergonomics awareness. The intention of this paper is to discuss the process which was used in developing, conducting, and evaluating such a course of instruction.

Development of a Toolkit for Integrating Occupational Health and Safety and Worksite Health Promotion

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Bizarro ◽  
Megan Dove-Steinkamp ◽  
Nicole Johnson ◽  
Scott Ryan ◽  
Michelle Robertson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Worksite Health Promotion ◽  
Worksite Health

135. Integrating Occupational Health and Safety into Pollution Prevention Initiatives for Hospitals

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Herman-Haase ◽  
M. Quinn ◽  
J. Tessler ◽  
L. Punnett ◽  
N. Haiama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety

Drawing the Line between Dismissal for Alcoholism (Incapacity) and Dismissal for Drunkenness (Misconduct). Are the Boni Mores Compromised?

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Thandekile Phulu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Labour Practice ◽  
The Republic

In South Africa employees are protected by various pieces of legislation. Section 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 provides for a right to fair labour practice. In its preamble the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (hereafter referred to as the LRA) states that the purpose of the Act is to advance economic development, social justice, labour peace and democratisation of the workplace. The LRA also states that one of its objectives is to give effect to and regulate the fundamental rights conferred by section 27 of the Constitution. The Occupational Health and Safety Act as amended by the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act 181 of 1993 provides for the health and safety of persons at work and for the health and safety of persons in connection with the use of plant and machinery. The LRA provides for dismissal for incapacity and dismissals for misconduct. It also differentiates between the two. The LRA provides for both substantive and procedural fairness when dismissing an employee for incapacity and misconduct. This paper will examine the rationale behind differentiating between dismissal for drunkenness and dismissal for alcoholism.

Occupational health and safety: a comment on Mullen

1970 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Farlow
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Code Of Practice ◽  
Safety Committees ◽  
Interpretation Of Results

The paper by Elizabeth A. Mullen (1990) contains a number of assumptions and assertions that cannot be allowed to pass unchallenged. In addition, the survey itself seems to be based on an inappropriate sample with the particular interpretation of results creating a potentially false impression. The debate concerning the Code of Practice for Health and Safety Representatives and Health and Safety Committees has often been plagued with confusion and misunderstanding and, regrettably, Mullen's paper continues these problems.

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