Workers’ Active Involvement in the Improvement of Occupational Safety and Health in a Textile Enterprise—A Case Study

• Autorzy: Milczarek M. , Szczecińska K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Part of the Polish-Swedish OSHMAN project was carried out in a textile company. It aimed at implementing and improving effective health and safety management with workers’ active involvement at all levels of the enterprise. The two main problems to be solved during the project were decreasing occupational risk and improving workers’ poor knowledge on occupational risk. Training courses, workshops and practical activities were undertaken. As expected, there were changes in work organisation and improvement in the way workstations were looked after, which led to a decrease in occupational risk. Workers were highly committed during the project. Nevertheless it seems that more training should be directed at middle management.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

safety management; workers’ involvement; occupational risk

PL

bezpieczeństwo pracy; bezpieczeństwo i higiena pracy; warunki pracy; czynniki ryzyka

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: Vol. 12, No. 1
• Strony: 69--77
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr 11 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Milczarek M.

• Department of Ergonomics, Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland

autor

Szczecińska K.

• Department of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Łódź, Poland

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