Orientador: Waldir Antonio Bizzo / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T10:13:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rigoletto_IvandePaula_D.pdf: 7217856 bytes, checksum: 1744acabd370078e28aa405b6be14fbd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: O conceito de preservação e sustentabilidade ambiental tem evoluído e vem sendo disseminado em diversos setores da sociedade, incluindo o mundo corporativo das empresas e negócios. Um dos resultados é a utilização de programas voluntários de boas práticas de gestão, aplicados por entidades setoriais da economia. No setor de tintas, o programa Coatings Care tem sido aplicado no Brasil. A análise das estratégias e alternativas de implementação deste programa no Brasil, bem como a proposição e execução de uma sequência metodológica inédita para este tipo de aplicação, englobando as etapas planejamento e implementação e que pode ser aplicada a qualquer programa voluntário de gestão é aqui apresentada. Foram utilizadas na etapa de planejamento as metodologias das Cinco Forças de Porter, SWOT e Cadeia de Valor de Porter, todas adaptadas e modificadas em função de serem aplicadas, nesta tese, em um problema para o qual não foram desenvolvidas originalmente. Para a implementação, foram adotadas as metodologias PMBOK e PSII, cujo conjunto se mostrou uma alternativa viável para situações similares à analisada. Os resultados obtidos em relação à participação das empresas no programa indicam a evolução das práticas de gestão ambiental e ocupacional no setor de tintas, bem como o crescente nível de maturidade apresentado pelo programa desde 2004. A análise dos resultados brasileiros, comparados aos obtidos em outros países, permite identificar as ações a serem tomadas para a melhoria e evolução do programa. / Abstract: The concept of environmental protection and sustainability is present in several segments of the society, including the corporate environment. One of the results is the adoption of voluntary programs related to good management practices, sponsored by several entities representing business sectors. On coatings sector, Coatings Care program was adopted in Brazil. The analysis of strategies and alternatives for implementation in Brasil, as well as the proposition and deployment of a unique methodological sequence for planning and program implementation that can be applied to the implementation of any other voluntary program is presented on this study. The methodologies of Porter's Five Forces, SWOT and Porter's Chain of Value, all adapted and modified according to this purpose, were used. For implementation, PMBOK and PSII methodologies were applied. This set of tools resulted in a viable alternative for the case evaluated, as well as for similar situations. The results related to the level of implementation indicate evolution on the environmental, health and safety practices on coatings sector, as well as the increase, since 2004, of the program maturity. The analysis of Brazilian results, compared to the results obtained in other countries, drives the identification of actions for program improvement and evolution. / Doutorado / Termica e Fluidos / Doutor em Engenharia Mecânica

Bakgrund: Enligt svensk lagstiftning ska alla arbetsgivare bedriva ett systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete (SAM). Även om majoriteten av arbetsgivare anser att de följer lagens krav, visar såväl arbetsmiljöverkets statistik som empiriska undersökningar att detta inte alltid är fallet. Brist på tid, pengar och kunskap är de främsta förklaringarna till företagares oförmåga att bedriva ett fungerande SAM. Speciellt småföretagen har det svårt att uppfylla kraven. Vissa företag lyckas dock ovanligt bra med SAM, men om dessa goda exempel finns det lite forskning. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att undersöka och beskriva arbetsmiljöansvarigas attityder till systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete (SAM), på företag som bedriver ett fungerande SAM. Metod: Studien tillämpade en kvalitativ tvärsnittdesign. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sex arbetsmiljöansvariga från fyra småföretag (<50 anställda). Datamaterialet analyserades genom metoden kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat och slutsats: Undersökningen resulterade i huvudtemat att ett systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete är en investering som ger många fördelar för företaget och anställda, men kräver anpassning efter företagets upplevda behov. Huvudtemat konstruerades utifrån fem identifierade sub-kategorier: ”SAM skapar en god image”, ”SAM är en konkurrensfaktor”, ”SAM är lönsamt för företaget och de anställda”, ”SAM är en dyr och tidskrävande investering” och ”SAM kan och måste anpassas till den egna verksamhetens behov”. Studiens slutsats var att de arbetsmiljöansvarigas attityder till SAM präglas av att det ger positiva effekter framförallt för företaget och även för de anställda. För att det ska fungera måste det anpassas till de egna företagets upplevda behov. Uppfattas behovet vara att förbättra arbetsmiljön anpassas SAM därefter, så att det blir en del av kvalitetsstyrningen. Uppfattas behovet framförallt vara att ge en god image och öka konkurrenskraften anpassas SAM så att kraven uppfylls, men attityden är att det egentligen inte är nödvändigt då den egna arbetsmiljön uppfattas som väldigt bra. / Background: According to Swedish legislation, all employers must conduct a systematic work environment management (SAM). Although most employers consider that they comply with the law's requirements, both statistics from the Swedish Work Environment Authority and empirical studies show that this is not always the case. Lack of time, money and knowledge are the most common explanations for entrepreneurs' inability to conduct a functioning SAM. Especially the small businesses have problems to meet the requirements. However, some companies are doing very well with SAM, but for those good examples there is little research. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate and describe the attitudes of work environment managers, to systematic work environment management (SAM), on companies operating a functioning SAM. Method: The study applied a qualitative cross-sectional design. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six work environment managers from four small businesses (<50 employees). The data was analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Result and conclusion: The study resulted in the main theme that systematic work environment work is an investment that provides many benefits for the company and employees, but requires adaptation to the company's perceived needs. The main theme was constructed from five identified sub-categories: "SAM creates a good image", "SAM is a competitive factor", "SAM is profitable for the company and employees", "SAM is an expensive and time-consuming investment" and "SAM can and Must be adapted to the company needs". The study concluded that the attitudes of the work environment managers to SAM are characterized by positive effects primarily for the company but also for the employees. For SAM to work, it must be adapted to the company perceived needs. If the perceived need is to improve the work environment, SAM is subsequently adapted to become part of quality management. If the need is seen above all to become a good image and to increase competitiveness, SAM is adapted to meet the requirements, but the attitude is that it is not necessary when the own working environment is perceived as very good.

Many agricultural landscapes in India are irrigated with wastewater, and it is a common livelihood practice particularly in urban and peri-urban areas. Farmers around urban agglomerations continuously depend on the wastewater released from nearby urban centres. While providing opportunities with respect to water and nutrient supply, irrigating with wastewater has adverse environmental impacts, particularly on the local aquifer systems. Therefore, addressing the wastewater irrigation influence on local aquifer systems is crucial for sustainable groundwater management. The present research demonstrates the impacts of wastewater irrigation, seasonality and spatio-temporal variations in the groundwater quality and its geochemical evolution and mixing processes in different land use and crop settings. The doctoral research aims at understanding the aquifer heterogeneity, land use conditions, groundwater dynamics and contaminant fate and transport in the long-term wastewater irrigation system to develop sustainable and suitable groundwater management strategies. The selected study watershed is located on the banks of Musi River in a peri-urban catchment of the Musi River basin in India. Statistical techniques, land use change modelling and solute flow and transport modelling tools are employed to identify and quantify the linkages between contaminants, agricultural use and environmental variables, particularly those characterizing the groundwater qualities. The research results suggest that concentrations of the major ionic substances increase after the monsoon season, especially in wastewater irrigated areas and the major polluted groundwaters to come from the wastewater irrigated parts of the watershed. Clusters of chemical variables identified indicate that groundwater pollution is highly impacted by mineral interactions and long-term wastewater irrigation. The groundwater geochemistry of the watershed is largely controlled by long-term wastewater irrigation, local rainfall patterns and water-rock interactions. The detected land use changes in the watershed indicate that, as a consequence of urban pressures, agricultural landscapes are being converted into built-up areas and, at the same time, former barren land is converted to agricultural plots. The mapped land use data are used in modelling the aquifer conditions and to observe the groundwater dynamics in the peri-urban environment. The study results provide the basis for sustainable agriculture and groundwater development using the efficient scenarios identified for wastewater irrigation management. The resulting strategies for integrated management of water and waste will contribute to the water security and achieve the respective Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2, 3, 6, 11 and 15).

Verksamheter som bedriver effektivt Systematiskt Arbetsmiljöarbete (SAM) har visats ha friskare och nöjdare arbetstagare, bättre anseende, och större monetära framgångar, än verksamheter som inte gör det. Det saknas emellertid förståelse för vilka arbets- eller förhållningssätt som bidrar eller leder till att vissa verksamheter lyckas bedriva SAM effektivt. Hitintills har fallstudier fokuserat på hur SAM bedrivs i sin helhet eller på vilka brister som finns, oavsett om företaget bedriver SAM effektivt eller inte. Kort sagt saknas relevant underlag. I detta arbete studeras en verksamhet inom äldrevården (ett yrke med överlag bristande arbetsmiljö och stort behov av effektivt SAM) som bedriver effektivt SAM, i syfte att förstå hur och varför de har lyckats. Intervjuer utfördes med arbetstagare på alla nivåer för att få en insikt i vad deras yrkesroll innebär och hur det relaterar till SAM, varefter en analys av intervjumaterialet gjordes för att identifiera SAM-främjande arbetsmetoder och beteenden. Ur dessa utkristalliserades ett antal huvudkomponenter – nycklar till framgång. Nycklarna var (1) fokus på patientens välmående, (2) engagerat ledarskap, och (3) öppen kommunikation. Även om SAM ser olika ut i olika branscher och verksamheter, är nycklarna generella nog för att kunna ge arbetsgivare en ledtråd om vad de behöver arbeta med för att lyckas bättre med SAM. / Companies engaged in Systematic Work Environment Management (SWEM) have been shown to have healthier and more satisfied workers, better reputation, and greater monetary success than companies that do not. There is however a knowledge-gap about what approaches or attitudes companies with successful SWEM utilize, that lead to this success. Up to date, the focus of case studies have been how SAM as a whole is conducted in companies, or what flaws there are, regardless of the companies’ level of success. In short, there is a lack of relevant research. This work is a study of an eldercare unit (eldercare being a profession with over-all poor working environment) that conducts SWEM efficiently, the goal being to understand the reasons to their success. Employees of all levels were interviewed in order to gain insight into what type of work they do and how that relates to SWEM, after which an analysis of the interview-transcriptions was made to identify what practices and behaviours promote efficient SWEM. From these, a number of main components emerged – keys to success. The keys were (1) a focus on patient well-being, (2) keen leadership, and (3) open communication. Although work environment management may differ between different industries and companies, the keys are general enough to give employers a clue about what they need to work on in order to promote SWEM.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(農学) / 甲第20005号 / 農博第2189号 / 新制||農||1045(附属図書館) / 学位論文||H28||N5014(農学部図書室) / 33101 / 京都大学大学院農学研究科地域環境科学専攻 / (主査)教授 藤原 正幸, 教授 村上 章, 准教授 宇波 耕一 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Agricultural Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

In Sweden, all employers are obligated to provide occupational health services that prevent and eliminate health risks in the workplace. Risk assessment is one of the recommended procedures of systematic work environment management that employers shall conduct to investigate the occurrence of workplace risks. However, implementation of systematic risk management tools might be challenging for employers because it requires certain organizational preconditions such as enough OHS skills, resources, management commitment or a good workplace climate because these preconditions might facilitate or hinder the implementation. To support the implementation of risk management tools, the organizational readiness for change can be assessed. This master's thesis was written in collaboration with LKAB, the Swedish company operating in the mining industry. Specifically, the aim was to assess the organizational readiness of the worksite LKAB Malmberget for initiating the implementation of the RAMP risk assessment tool. The organizational readiness was evaluated based on the modified theoretical model which was created by combining existing theoretical concepts about organizational readiness for change together with the findings from the empirical pre-study conducted with two ergonomists who worked with the RAMP tool implementation in the Swedish company Scania. The research method was a case study, the data were collected by semi-structured interviews and analysed through directed qualitative content analysis. The evaluation resulted in the identification of facilitating and hindering aspects of organizational readiness. The organizational facilitating factors for RAMP tool implementation were identified as - sufficient organizational resources for work environment activities; high management commitment to improving work environment; good organizational climate for employees' participation in work environment routines; well-integrated technological system for risk reporting; and workers' positive experience with previously done work environment changes. The organizational hindering aspects for RAMP tool implementation were identified as - the prevalence of reactive approach in the systematic work environment management; lack of usage of standardized risk assessment tools, lack of OHS expertise in the execution of the work environment routines; ergonomics was not integrated into the work environment management; top management's tendency to support work environment interventions with clear benefits and timelines. Finally, the evaluation of organizational readiness resulted in the development of practical recommendations for the worksite which could be supported and initiated for the RAMP tool implementation.

Vietnam is facing big challenges in terms of environmental pollution caused by natural agents and anthropogenic activities. Environmental pollution in Vietnam is present in air, water and soil environments in many areas with contaminants including total suspended particles (TSP), organic substances, heavy metals, nutrients including ammonium, phosphate exceeding the allowable valuesof national standard. One of the most important causes of environmental pollution is the legal powers of environmental protection organizations, especially the environmental police force, not strong enough. In addition, the awareness of the people about environmental protection is very weak. Improving the system of laws on environmental protection, including sanctions that are strong enough to prevent violations, is of the most importance to enhance the effectiveness of environmental management and protection in Vietnam. On the other hand, educating people and even school children about environmental protection is a very meaningful activity to reduce the pressures and challenges of environmental management and protection in Vietnam. / Việt Nam đang phải đối mặt với những thách lớn về ô nhiễm môi trường gây ra bởi các tác nhân tự nhiên và các hoạt động của con người. Ô nhiễm môi trường ở Việt Nam biểu hiện ở cả môi trường không khí, nước và đất tại nhiều khu vực với hàm lượng các chất ô nhiễm gồm bui thô TSP. các chất hữu cơ, kim loại nặng, các chất dinh dưỡng gồm amoni, phosphat vượt quá tiêu chuẩn cho phép. Một trong những nguyên nhân quan trọng gây ô nhiễm môi trường là sức mạnh pháp lý của các cơ quan tổ chức hoạt động trong lĩnh vực môi trường, đặc biệt là lực lượng cảnh sát môi trường, chưa đủ mạnh. Bên cạnh đó, ý thức của người dân về giữ gìn bảo vệ môi trường còn rất yếu. Việc hoàn thiện hệ thống luật pháp về bảo vệ môi trường bao gồm các chế tài đủ mạnh để ngăn chặn các vi phạm là quan trọng hàng đầu nhằm tăng cường hiệu quả quản lý và bảo vệ môi trường ở Việt Nam. Mặt khác, giáo dục tuyên truyền ý thức cho người dân và thậm chí các học sinh trong trường học về giữ gìn bảo vệ môi trường là hoạt động rất ý nghĩa nhằm giảm bớt các áp lực và thách thức trong quản lý và bảo vệ môi trường ở Việt Nam.

<p>This study deals with work environment from a legal perspective. The study includes legislative history, legislation today and one empirical study. The legislation that concerns work environment (health and safety) in Sweden today is found in the Swedish Work Environment Act (WEA), the Work Environment Ordinance (WEO), Provisions issued by the Work Environment Authority, related legislations and also collective agreements. The WEA, passed by the parliament in 1977, came into force on the 1st of July 1978 and it defines the framework for Provisions issued by the Work Environment Authority, which is an authority superintended by the Swedish government. These Provisions contain more detailed stipulations and obligations with reference to the working environment. The WEO contains certain supplementary rules. The Work Environment Authority supervises the obedience to the legislation.</p><p>The first work environment act was created in 1889 because of too many work accidents. By the year of 1929 the work environment act was focused on work diseases in consequence of dangerous substances such as asbestos and silicosis. Partly because of the legislation, there are no big problems in the physical work environment today. Sweden has one of the most physically safe work environments in the world today. The present problem is instead the psychosocial work environment because it is experienced individually.</p><p>An empirical interview study shows that employers and employees are satisfied with the work environment at Karlstad University.</p>

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:38:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MonicaOL.pdf: 324604 bytes, checksum: 4dab56b1c8ef62feb374b553f7aba19b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-10-24 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Currently, many companies pay attention to the necessities of change of attitude in relation to the use of the natural resources and the environment quality of its products, mainly to keep a positive and competitive image in the market. This new concept of management associates the productive activities to the care with environment using the education of environment as a tool of programs of qualification directed toward the promotion of pro-environment behaviors. For effectiveness of this management it is essential the attachment of the employees and the major understanding of the importance of the preservation of the environment. This was the objective of the qualification process carried out in a lodge in Fernando de Noronha island. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to verify the power of this management system which fulfills the objectives of the environmental education. It was applied questionnaires to employees of three Inns and carried out a interview, in one Inn, with the participants of the program of qualification. The analysis of the data showed that the actions as care with the environment are strongly associates to the management system, which includes garbage control, as well water economy. It was observed that the environment accomplishment (EcoAntro) of the employees with environment decreases in proportion to their qualification. In the same way, as higher the instruction level, of the speaker and/or of the father, less is the apathy for environmental questions. It was also noticed that the knowledge about the development sustainability was very poorly used by the interviewed. The pro-environment behavior mentioned before, is not necessarily related to a local autonomy posture that could express a behavior related to job but not to environment it self. Therefore, a complete understanding about the reverberation of environment information an all the placed factors in a life stile facing a construction of sustainability remains as a question to be studied in future researches / Atualmente, muitas empresas atentam para as necessidades de mudan?a de postura em rela??o ? utiliza??o dos recursos naturais e a qualidade ambiental de seus produtos, principalmente para manter uma imagem positiva e competitiva no mercado. Esse novo conceito de gerenciamento associa as atividades produtivas ao cuidado com ambiente utilizando a educa??o ambiental como ferramenta de programas de capacita??o voltados para a promo??o de comportamentos pr?-ambientais. Para efic?cia desse gerenciamento ? imprescind?vel o envolvimento dos funcion?rios e a compreens?o maior da import?ncia da preserva??o do meio ambiente. Esse foi o objetivo do processo de capacita??o realizado por uma pousada em Fernando de Noronha. O prop?sito deste estudo, portanto, foi verificar o alcance deste sistema de gest?o em atender aos objetivos da educa??o ambiental. Foram aplicados question?rios a funcion?rios de tr?s pousadas e realizadas entrevistas com os participantes do programa de capacita??o de uma delas. A an?lise dos dados evidenciou que as a??es de cuidado ambiental est?o bastante associadas ao sistema de gest?o, que incluem controle de lixo, e tamb?m a economia de ?gua. Foi observado que o ambientalismo (EcoAntro) dos funcion?rios decresce ? medida que ? menor o seu envolvimento com o programas de capacita??o. Da mesma forma, quanto maior o n?vel de instru??o, do pr?prio respondente e/ou do pai, menor a apatia por quest?es ambientais. Tamb?m foi poss?vel observar que a no??o de desenvolvimento sustent?vel ? pouco dominada pelos participantes. Os comportamentos pr?-ambientais mencionados n?o est?o necessariamente relacionados a uma postura sustent?vel, podendo expressar um comprometimento com o trabalho, mas n?o com o meio ambiente. Desse modo, o pleno entendimento da reverbera??o da informa??o ambiental e dos fatores situacionais em um estilo de vida direcionado para a constru??o da sustentabilidade permanece como quest?o a ser estudada em pesquisas futuras

<p>Arbetsmiljö är ”summan” av både fysiska, sociala och psykiska upplevelser som en arbetstagare möter i arbetslivet. Dessa upplevelser skapas eller formas av olika faktorer som arbetstagaren dagligen möter på sin arbetsplats. Då psykosocial arbetsmiljö idag är en relevant och aktuell fråga är uppsatsen inriktad på detta ämnesområde.</p><p>I uppsatsen framställs den psykosociala arbetsmiljörätten ur tre olika perspektiv - rättsdogmatiskt, historiskt och empiriskt. Det rättsdogmatiska perspektivet är grunden för uppsatsen då det undersöks hur den psykosociala arbetsmiljön regleras i arbetsmiljölagstiftningen, samt vilket ansvar arbetsgivare respektive arbetstagare har gentemot den psykosociala arbetsmiljön. Den psykosociala arbetsmiljön och arbetsgivarna respektive arbetstagarnas ansvar regleras i Arbetsmiljölagen (1977:1160), i det följande AML, 3 kapitlet 1a, 2, 2a, 3 och 4 §§ samt föreskriften Systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete (AFS 2001:1), i det följande SAM. Arbetsgivaren har tillsammans med arbetstagarna en skyldighet att samverka för att främja den psykosociala arbetsmiljön.  Arbetsgivaren har dock huvudansvaret att vidta alla åtgärder som krävs för att uppnå detta, bland annat att systematiskt genomföra undersökningar och riskbedömningar som beaktar de psykosociala aspekterna på arbetsplatsen. Arbetsgivaren ska dessutom tillgodose arbetstagarna med introduktion, instruktion och vid behov aktuell utbildning, allt för att arbetstagarna ska kunna vara aktiv i arbetsmiljöarbetet.</p><p>Som komplement till den rättsdogmatiska undersökningen utfördes en empirisk undersökning i form av två kvantitativa studier. Där undersöktes hur arbetstagarna upplevde den psykosociala arbetsmiljön på arbetsplatsen. Det framgick inga alarmerande resultat som krävde någon större redovisning.</p><p>Det psykosociala arbetsmiljöarbetet kan vara kostsamt samtidigt som det kan vara en framtida investering som i slutändan kan ge arbetsgivaren friska och mer tillfredsställda arbetstagare. Om kraft och energi läggs ned på goda arbetsförhållanden kan detta öka både trivseln och intresset hos arbetstagarna, som i sin tur ger resultat av en bättre ekonomi för verksamheten och därmed en attraktivare arbetsgivare.</p>