Workers’ Involvement - A Missing Component in the Implementation of Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems in Enterprises

• Autorzy: Podgórski D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Effective implementation of occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation based on European Union directives requires promotion of OSH management systems (OSH MS). To this end, voluntary Polish standards (PN-N-18000) have been adopted, setting forth OSH MS specifications and guidelines. However, the number of enterprises implementing OSH MS has increased slowly, falling short of expectations, which call for a new national policy on OSH MS promotion. To develop a national policy in this area, a survey was conducted in 40 enterprises with OSH MS in place. The survey was aimed at identifying motivational factors underlying OSH MS implementation decisions. Specifically, workers’ and their representatives’ involvement in OSH MS implementation was investigated. The results showed that the level of workers’ involvement was relatively low, which may result in a low effectiveness of those systems. The same result also applies to the involvement of workers’ representatives and that of trade unions.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

occupational safety and health management; management system; workers’ involvement; participative approach; safety culture; continuous improvement

PL

komisja bezpieczeństwa pracy; organizacja bezpieczeństwa pracy w zakładzie; partycypacja pracowników; system zarządzania bezpieczeństwem i higieną pracy; kultura bezpieczeństwa; dobre praktyki; związki zawodowe

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11, No. 3
• Strony: 219--231
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Podgórski D.

• Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland

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