Selecting and Evaluating Case Studies of the Economic Benefits of Research and Services at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Case Studies on Personal Dust Monitors for Coal Miners, Improved Ambulance Design, and Amputation Surveillance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Miller ◽  
David Metz ◽  
Troy Smith ◽  
Jesse Lastunen
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Coal Miners ◽  
Safety And Health

scholarly journals ECONOMICAL LOSS DUE TO NON-COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN LITHUANIAN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR / EKONOMINIAI NUOSTOLIAI DĖL DARBUOTOJŲ SAUGOS IR SVEIKATOS REIKALAVIMŲ NEUŽTIKRINIMO LIETUVOS STATYBOS SEKTORIUJE

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritoldas Šukys ◽  
Petras Čyras ◽  
Jurgita Šakėnaitė
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
Research Findings

Research on Economic Losses (consequences) due to Failure to Ensure Occupational Safety and Health Requirements in the Construction Sector was conducted by the order of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour (contract No. 2594-AP). The conducted scientific analysis shows the state of occupational safety and health at work in the construction sector, estimates economic consequences for accidents at work, indicates the economic benefits of investment for occupational safety and health and presents the results of research, findings and recommendations. This would allow to reduce occupational diseases and the number of accidents at work and herewith to avoid economic consequences for state and construction enterprises. Santrauka Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos užsakymu (sutartis Nr. 2594-AP) atliktas tyrimas Ekonominiai nuostoliai (pasekmės) del darbuotojų saugos ir sveikatos reikalavimų neužtikrinimo statybos sektoriuje 2002–2007 m. Šiame moksliniame tyrime, atlikus darbuotojų saugos ir sveikatos būklės analizę statyboje ir išnagrinėjus nelaimingų atsitikimų darbe ekonomines pasekmes, investavimo į darbuotojų saugą ir sveikatą ekonominę naudą, pateikti tyrimo rezultatai, išvados ir rekomendacijos. Tai padės sumažinti profesinių ligų ir nelaimingų atsitikimu darbe skaičių ir bus išvengta ekonominių nuostolių tiek valstybei, tiek statybos įmonėms.

scholarly journals A review of case studies evaluating economic incentives to promote occupational safety and health

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar Elsler ◽  
Daniela Treutlein ◽  
Iza Rydlewska ◽  
Liliana Frusteri ◽  
Henning Krüger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Safety And Health

Use of Occupational Ethnography and Social Marketing Strategies to Develop a Safety Awareness Campaign for Coal Miners

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 2-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine T. Cullen ◽  
Lori N. H. Matthews ◽  
Theodore D. Teske
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Coal Miners ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Safety Awareness

Underground mining, like many high-risk industries, is facing a crisis in the near future. This industry has traditionally relied on a master–apprentice relationship to train new workers, but experienced miners are retiring in large numbers, leaving few“masters” to properly train their replacements. With a recent resurgence in mining, many new miners are entering the workforce each day. The rise in the number of inexperienced workers has implications for worker safety in an industry in which one mistake can blow up the entire workplace. The explosion in the Darby Mine in May 2006 that killed five miners illustrates what can happen in hazardous environments such as underground mines. The Health Communications Team at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Spokane Research Laboratory was asked to address this problem by developing new training and safety awareness materials to promote safe flame cutting and welding practices. This article describes how occupational ethnographic techniques provided insights needed for“new product development.” The result of this work was a national initiative to raise awareness and to protect underground coal miners from the dangers of flame cutting and welding in an environment filled with solid fuel and methane (natural gas). Although this project was initially designed for the mining industry, the approach and lessons learned are applicable to any high-risk industry and should be of interest to other social marketing or occupational safety and health professionals.

scholarly journals Identifikasi Potensi Bahaya dan Risiko Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja pada Pabrik Tahu House Of Tofu

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
Yofira Sintya Dewi ◽  
Agung Ikhssani
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Hazard Identification ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Safety And Health

Occupational Health and Safety (K3) is generally defined as the science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling hazards arising in or from the workplace that may interfere with the health and well-being of workers, taking into account the possible impact on the environment and the surrounding community. The scope is quite broad, covering a large number of disciplines and many hazards in the workplace and the environment.The International Labor Organization (ILO) released data in 2020 that globally, more than 2.78 million people die from workplace-related accidents or diseases, which means one death every fifteen seconds Measures and strategies designed to prevent, control, reducing or eliminating occupational hazards and risks have been developed and implemented over the years to keep pace with technological and economic changes. Work and industrial accidents are all caused by preventable factors that can be eliminated by applying known and available measures and methods. This is indicated by the continued decline in accident rates in industrialized countries. Therefore, the implementation of prevention strategies offers significant human and economic benefits. However, occupational accidents and diseases are still too frequent and their cost in terms of human suffering and economic burden continues to be significant. This study discusses the level of occupational accidents and occupational diseases obtained by conducting a walk-through survey at the tofu factory "House Of Tofu" which is located at Way Halim Permai Bandar Lampung. Identification of occupational safety and health is carried out by means of a Walk Through Survey using Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Determining Control techniques. The results show that there are still many potential Occupational Safety and Health Hazards and Risks at the House Of Tofu Tofu Factory that have not been identified and have a negative impact on the workers in it. Interventions against potential hazards must be carried out by employers to reduce the number of work accidents.  

scholarly journals Economic implications of the role of insurance in creating a safe work environment

Ekonomika ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Miliša Todorović ◽  
Snežana Živković
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Basic Characteristics

Purpose - the purpose of this paper is to point out the connection between insurance and occupational safety and health, thus proving the multidisciplinary nature of these scientific disciplines. Research design/method/approach - Descriptive methods were used to process the data while studying available domestic and foreign literature. In the paper, we will justify the starting hypothesis that linking these two scientific disciplines creates the preconditions for realizing economic benefits both from the level of workers and from the level of the employer and society as a whole. In the first part of the paper the basic concepts of risk in insurance and the economic basis of insurance are presented, while in the second part the basic characteristics of occupational safety are considered. Practical implication - the final part of the paper outlines the basic economic implications that arise from linking insurance and occupational safety and health, which is a practical implication of the paper itself, since linking the aforementioned disciplines is directly related to employers' legal obligations to insure workers from work injury. Originality/Value - Analyzing the domestic and international literature, we find that few authors are concerned with the integration of these two disciplines, which represents the original value of the paper.

Occupational Safety And Health Among Immigrant, Latino/a Dairy Workers In Colorado

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Menger ◽  
Florencia Pezzutti ◽  
Andrew Ogle ◽  
Flor Amaya ◽  
John Rosecrance ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Dairy Workers
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