...OF THE EXTENT OF ADOPTION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH BY SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. A CASE OF STEEL MANUFACTURING. SUBMITTED BY GERD HAMAUNDU HATULEKE STUDENT NUMBER: 12488416 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR MY DESSERTATION. ABSTRACT With the now existence of many steel producing, manufacturing and selling agents in the steel industry in Zambia, much worry should be placed in the amount of safety that exists and is being implemented in the industry. This is to the fact that steel workers are exposed to dangerous, hazardous and fatal injuries when working. Despite this worrying situation, international awareness of the magnitude of the problem remains surprisingly modest. The inadequate dissemination of knowledge and information hampers action, especially in developing countries. It also limits the capacity to design and implement effective policies and programmes. The fatality, accident and disease figures are alarming but investment decisions continue to be made in disregard of safety, health and environmental considerations (Ali, 2001). With the owners of these industries mainly concerned with making huge profits, they sideline the arising costs due to poor health and safety practices, hence, awareness on occupational, safety and health is needed. TABLE OF CONTENTS...
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...The aims and benefits of Occupational Health and Safety Management As known to all, there are always such-and-such potential hazards in people's work activities or work environment, which may cause property damage, be harmful to environment, affect human’s health and even cause injury or accident. People call the possibility of one or some danger causing incidents and its possible consequence as risk. The object of contemporary occupational health and safety management is the occupational safety and health risks. These hazards may be chemical, physical, biological, related to human work efficiency and others, the factors of which include personal factor, equipment factor, environmental factor and organizational and management factor. Occupational health and safety is a series of measures and the corresponding activities adloyee’s income, prevent employee from injury and create less stress from employee, thus employee may obtain more physical and psychological satisfaction. Occupational health and safety management includes accident investigation and recording, work system designing, examination of workplace, training, complete incentives, supervision and employee aids plan. What is a hazard? The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 defines a hazard as ‘anything (including work practices or procedures) that has the potential to harm the health or safety of a person’. Hazards can be grouped into five broad areas: o physical eg. noise, radiation, light...
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...OCCUOPOTIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) PRACTICES AND OSHA PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GHANIM Mohmed Adeil University Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Engineering, Malaysia Mohamedadil88@yahoo.com Keywords: OSHAP; OSHAPM; Safety Performances; Financial Performances; Malaysian Automotive Industry. Summary This paper review the issues of the occupational safety and health administration practices (OSHAP) and occupational safety and health administration performances (OSHAPM) that affect the practices in Malaysian Automotive Industry. In addition, this paper discusses the OSHAP which are safety, culture, employee involvement, employee attitude, leadership style, safety and health training and last the effective communication. Not only that but to examine its impact on OSHAPM which are safety and financial performance in the automotive industry. However, this paper explores prior literatures and findings that were found by other researchers in the Malaysian automotive industry regarding these issues. Introduction Actually, the history of automotive industry in Malaysia has started at the early age of the second half of the 20th century. Several factors had played a main role in the reason behind this industry rise or in fact birth. The main reason was to strengthen this industry and decrease dependency on the agriculture sector. Not to say that agriculture is not profitable or important, but this industry will pull up the whole economic together...
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...SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY Author : Subhrajit Bose Managing Partner / Lead Architect Sustainability – NextLink Solutions 3 2 1 Introduction: Safety and health management is one of the vital constituents of Oil and Gas industry activities because most of the operational conditions, chemicals and end products (hydrocarbons and other compounds) associated with Oil and Gas production are well known to pose serious safety and health threats to the workers. INDUSTY OVERVIEW ON August 2012,an explosion caused by the ignition of a leaking GAS at the Amuay oil refinery, which is part of the Paraguana Refinery Complex, killed 48 people; primarily National Guard troops stationed at the plant, and injured 151 others. The deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion refers to the April 20, 2010 explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon Semisubmersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) killed 11 workers and injured 16 others. The explosion caused the Deepwater Horizon to burn and sink, resulting in a massive offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the world, and the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. According to the report developed by the NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Council; In the US, during 2003-2008, 648 oil and gas extraction workers were fatally injured on the job, resulting in an occupational fatality rate of 29.1 deaths per 100...
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...The Impact of Occupational Health and Safety Issues on Human Resource Management in Contemporary Organizations 1.0 Introduction With the development and globalization of world economy, the competition between organizations is becoming fiercer and more and more industrial pollution and production hazards are constantly threatening the health and safety of organization and its employees. Therefore, it is very important to fully recognize occupational health and safety management for organization increasing its productivity and enhancing its competitiveness. The essence of organization’s competition is the competition of "talent" and human is the core and most important one in various production factors. Retaining "talent" is the most key question in Human resource management, which is responsible for the balance of goals and needs between organizations and employees and take charge of nearly all decisions that are related to people. In this essay it will be detailed the discussion on the impact of some current occupational health and safety issues, such as job stress, on human resource management. 2. The functions and goal of Human Resource Management Human resources management refers to a series of human resources policies and relevant management activities implemented in the guidance of economics and human-centered thought to meet with organization’s needs for current and future development and ensure the achievement of organization’s goals and the maximization...
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...HR Organization Design: Motors and More, Inc. Dounia Benkabbou April Bombka Valerie Bright Brittany Brown MBA 533-Human Resource in Management Dr. Andrew McLeod May 15, 2016 Human Resource Organization Design An efficiently run human resources department can provide an organization with structure and the ability to meet business needs through managing the organization’s most valuable resources—its employees. This internally coherent system, or a business within a business, must be aligned with the mission and objectives of the organization (Becker & Huselid, 1999). Therefore, the human resources department must work closely with management and understand the organization’s goals. The human resource department is responsible for analyzing the entire organization so it can propose proper adjustments to management for increased efficiency, production, and financial success (Ulrich, Younger, & Brockbank, 2008). The Typical Human Resource Department While the structure of the human resources department might vary from organization to organization, there are six essential functions of any human resources department no matter how big or small: recruitment, safety, employee relations, compensation and benefits, compliance, and training and development (Mayhew, 2016). Human Resources Director The Human Resources Director influences and administers the overall provision of the Human Resources Department. This includes but is not limited to services...
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...MINISTRY OF LABOUR THE NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH POLICY MAY 2012 FOREWORD A proactive and well-functioning policy on Occupational Safety and Health is important for improving the safety and health of workers, reducing cost of business and improving productivity. The Government has developed this National Occupational Safety and Health Policy to enhance the framework for implementation of occupational safety and health programmes for the country’s development. Implementation of the policy will contribute significantly to the achievement of the goals of the Economic, Social and Political pillars of the country’s development blueprint, the Kenya Vision 2030. The Kenya Vision 2030 aims to create a globally competitive and prosperous country with a high quality of life by the year 2030. For the country to achieve the aspirations of the Vision, there is need to improve the safety and health of workers. It is expected therefore, that implementation of this Policy will contribute significantly to the country’s competitiveness and development of the human resource, and hence the achievement of the aspirations of the Vision 2030. Kenya faces a major challenge of employment creation, especially for the youth. However, a significant portion of those in employment still face the challenge of unsafe and unhealthy workplaces. It is therefore important that the country not only focuses on creating jobs but also improves safety and health at workplaces. Globalization is ever...
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...Supporting Notes and Technical Specifications including Units for ------------------------------------------------- ILM Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management (8331) Version 4 20/08/2010 © The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) 2012 © The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) 2012 Supporting Notes for ILM QCF NVQs | This document is intended for current ILM centres and contains supporting notes for ILM National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in the QCF. The main purpose of this document is to act as a refresher to help reacquaint our centres with some of the key sections covered in the ILM Centre Manual and provide guidance to assist a centre in preparing to deliver an ILM NVQ. This a generic document and should always be read in conjunction with the ILM QCF NVQ Qualification Specifications Part 2 Technical Info document and the ILM Centre Manual (www.i-l-m.com/centres). IMPORTANT NOTES: * This document replaces the previous ILM NVQ Level 2, 3, 5, and 7 General Qualification Information for QCF NVQs. * 2011 SCQF SVQs are now standalone products and are no longer S/NVQs. They have separate specifications to meet SQA and SCQF requirements. Please refer to our SVQ webpage’s for detail and SVQ resources section online * Centres should be aware that the specifications for NQF Team Leading and Management NVQs at Levels 2, 3, 4, 5 should continue to be followed for learners who have been registered on this version of the NVQ prior to July 2010...
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...Health and Safety Measures for Workers in Japan . Allan Ray S. Gabriel MBA 1st term, 2011-2012 De La Salle University, Manila Business Law Atty. Antonio Ligon Professor Introduction Japan, being an industrial nation, ranks high in the world in terms of competitiveness and safety. The purpose of this study is to present an investigation and inquiry into Japan’s measures on Health and Safety for their workers; including their policies, implementing government agencies, and results; as compared with the measures taken in our country. It also aims to identify areas where we can gain knowledge of Japan’s measures to keep their workers safe and healthy. This study also seeks to see where Japan is and how far it is from our country in this matter, what their strengths are and where we can improve on. The significance of this study is that it tackles an issue where our country continues to lag behind industrialized nations like Japan. The continued number of work-related accidents in our country affects millions of workers who continue to be at risk due to poor working conditions. The study aims to draw recommendations that will help our government policy makers in strengthening areas that we need to improve on. Contents Health and Safety Measures for Workers in Japan i Introduction ii Study 1 Background 1 Policy and Legislation 1 Industrial Accident Prevention Organization Law (enacted 1964) 1 Industrial Safety and Health Law 1 Working...
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...Better Health and Safety for Suppliers A partnership project between Volkswagen, ILO & GTZ Maria Kristjansdottir Reykjavik University, School of Law mariak02@ru.is Tel: + 354 699 0482 Better Health and Safety for Suppliers Case Abstract This case study focuses on the “Better Health and Safety for Suppliers” project and how Volkswagen AG seeks to strengthen their policy in Health Protection, Promotion and Occupational Safety by promoting social protection, improving safety and health standards and strengthening labour inspection. The project is a partnership project between Volkswagen, the International Labour Organization and the German Corporation for Technical Cooperation. The project entails first facilitating the participation of selected Volkswagen suppliers in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa in audits with respect to Occupational Safety and Health in their workplace. Based on the findings of these initial audits, several recommendations are given and used to generate a checklist for a second review (conducted up to 6 months after the initial audit). A report is then created which documents the audit findings, including any improvements that have taken place at such supplier. When all the suppliers have been assessed, best practices and solutions found across all project countries will be developed and collected into an online network. This network will provide the necessary information on health and safety...
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...Better Health and Safety for Suppliers A partnership project between Volkswagen, ILO & GTZ Maria Kristjansdottir Reykjavik University, School of Law mariak02@ru.is Tel: + 354 699 0482 Better Health and Safety for Suppliers Case Abstract This case study focuses on the “Better Health and Safety for Suppliers” project and how Volkswagen AG seeks to strengthen their policy in Health Protection, Promotion and Occupational Safety by promoting social protection, improving safety and health standards and strengthening labour inspection. The project is a partnership project between Volkswagen, the International Labour Organization and the German Corporation for Technical Cooperation. The project entails first facilitating the participation of selected Volkswagen suppliers in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa in audits with respect to Occupational Safety and Health in their workplace. Based on the findings of these initial audits, several recommendations are given and used to generate a checklist for a second review (conducted up to 6 months after the initial audit). A report is then created which documents the audit findings, including any improvements that have taken place at such supplier. When all the suppliers have been assessed, best practices and solutions found across all project countries will be developed and collected into an online network. This network will provide the necessary information on health and safety...
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...OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY The areas covered under this study are as follows: - Existing policies/directives for Industrial Occupational Health and Safety Management in India and abroad. - The norms/directives as being followed in India and abroad. - Existing infrastructural/institutional mechanism in the country and abroad. - The socio-techno-economic aspects related to the subject. - The compensation for the loss of life and injury as practiced in the country and abroad. - Inherent class differences (based on the earning capacity of the individual) reflected in differential compensation being offered for the same injury. - The issues related to organized and unorganized sectors. The sectors where the Industrial Occupational Health and Safety Acts do not apply. - The workman compensation acts. - The safety standards for machinery, plant and equipment etc. “Safe fail design” (Not fail-safe) aspect to minimize the industrial occupational health and safety hazards. - Role being played by infrastructure and institutional mechanisms. - Identification of factors to enhance the implementation and the impact of Industrial occupational health & safety management directives/ policies. - At management level. - At workman level. - At institutional mechanism level - The recommended action plan towards “Self-Enforcing Environment” identifying the agencies involved. Indian Legislative Measures A large number of labour legislations have been enacted for the promotion...
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...question is serious and also addresses the concerns of the previously four ‘W’s’ with the addition of asking ‘why’ the incident took place. During his opening speech at the National Symposium, which was hosted by the Occupational Safety and Health Authority and Agency, Minister of Labour and Small Micro Enterprise Development Errol McLeod stated that inadequate risk assessments and failure to implement safe systems of work were contributors in more than seventy percent of the accidents that involved persons employed in the Manufacturing Sector. Upon inspections carried out by the OSH Agency, the Minister also revealed that there were under-reporting of accidents, deficiencies in contractor management and non-conformance to the requirements of the OSH Act in respect of the establishing and functioning of Safety and Health Committees. According to the OSH Act 2004, Amended and Updated, it mentions in Section 6, subsection 1; “It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees. The Act goes on to list the duties of all employers, describing ways to provide a safe working environment. This means that employers have no excuse for not having a safe workplace. They must ensure that safety measures are put...
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...Employee relations may be defined as those policies and practices which are concerned with the management and regulation of relationships between the organisation, the individual staff member, and groups of staff within the working environment. The objective of the policies and practices are to create • An effective mechanism for communication and participation • A safe and secure work environment • Commitment for the employer and motivation for the employees Employment relationships are built on trust and the rights of both employee and employer. Each day, employees and employers work together to complete tasks and projects for businesses. Both employees and employers have very specific rights and responsibilities that are standard based on current labour laws, employment acts and trade union acts. Balancing these rights is extremely important to a fair and successful employment relationship. Employees who understand their rights and duties may reduce their risk of being mistreated by their bosses. Similarly, employers who are familiar with their obligations and allowances may manage more effectively. It must always be remembered that with every right there is an obligation. In other words the rights of the employee are the obligations of the employer and the rights of the employer are the obligations of the employee. In Malaysia, there are several laws that govern the relationship between employees and their employers. Among them are the • Employment Act 1955 • Industrial...
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...Outline Employment Health and Safety in Lebanon Group: Maya Shakaron-Deema Fakher- Ibrahim Ramadan * Introduction: -Health and safety is all about preventing people from being harmed by work or becoming ill by taking the right precautions. -Health and safety laws are found because health and safety at work is so important. -The law is there to protect the public from workplace dangers. - Employers are ethically required to provide a safe and healthy workplace for their employees. -Ethics instruct the individuals and organization as to what they should do. * Body: - Health is the state of well-being in which all components of health are in balance. -Components of health: 1. Physical: refers to the way your body functions. 2. Social: the quality of your relationships with friends, family, and others. 3. Environmental: keeping your air and water clean, your food safe, and the land around you enjoyable. 4. Emotional: expressing your emotions in a positive nondestructive way. 5. Spiritual: maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things and having spiritual direction and purpose. 6. Intellectual/ mental: the ability to recognize reality and cope with the demands of daily life. -Wellness is the achievement of a person’s best in all six components of health. -Factors affecting your health: 1. Heredity 2. Environment 3. Peers 4. Culture 5. Media 6. Technology 7. Attitude 8. Behavior -Food safety is an increasingly...
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