The thesis defines the obligations of housing associations in the area of occupational safety and health protection. The theoretical part provides the overview of legal and normative requirements. The practical part analyses how these requirements are fulfilled in the selected housing association. Finally the thesis offers the up-to-date register of legal requirements and the recommendations for improvement.

The goal of this thesis is to judge Health and Safety Management system in the company MIZ Olomouc s.r.o. It states fulfilling lawful requirements in this area. In a theoretical part of the thesis there is clarifying of general terms, programs, management standards (Bezpečný podnik, BS 8800, OHSAS 18001 etc.), legal regulations and institutions of HSMS.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T17:57:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_eliane_lago.pdf: 4075079 bytes, checksum: a49ece6ed36ae1664f8ba47d735d6a04 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-03-28 / Safety in the productive chain of Civil Engineering Construction focuses on prevention, intervening through the correction of errors, imperfections, and non-conformity of processes and legislation, thereby preventing consequences that can lead to an accident. The costs of these accidents can be enormous or even incalculable, considering that a human life is priceless. Companies are beginning to realize that competitiveness and profit are not the most important elements of their organization and have demonstrated through the implementation of continuous process improvement their concern with the issue of safety in the work environment. The objective of this research is to develop an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (SGSST) for small civil construction companies, which, according to the Ministry of Work and Employment (MTE), have less than 100 employees and represent 98.28% of workers in the civil construction industry, using as a base the Directives of the International Work Organization (OIT) on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems. To evaluate the proposed SGSST, it was implanted, applied and monitored in a civil construction company located in the state of Pernambuco. The results obtained indicate significant improvements in work environment conditions, creating a new culture within the company, through the use of preventive actions. During the implantation of the system, there was a reduction of risk of work-related accidents, guaranteeing that the implementation of the occupational safety and health management system can bring significant improvements to the productive system with productivity. / Dentro da cadeia produtiva da Construção Civil a segurança busca na prevenção seu enfoque principal, realizando sempre intervenções através das correções dos erros, das falhas e não conformidades do processo e da legislação evitando assim, as conseqüências que podem representar o acidente. Os custos dos acidentes podem ser de grandes proporções ou, até mesmo, incalculáveis, visto que a vida humana não tem preço. Assim sendo através disso as empresas passam a acreditar que a competitividade e o lucro não são os elementos fundamentais para a sua organização e demonstram através da busca da melhoria contínua de seus processos a preocupação com as questões da segurança do ambiente de trabalho. O objetivo desta pesquisa é desenvolver o Sistema de Gestão de Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho SGSST para empresas da indústria a construção civil, neste segmento, 98,28% possuem até 99 (noventa e nove) empregados segundo dados do Ministério do Trabalho Emprego MTE, tomando-se como base as Diretrizes da Organização Internacional do Trabalho OIT sobre Sistemas e Gestão da Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho. O SGSST proposto foi implantado, aplicado e monitorado em uma empresa de construção civil no estado de Pernambuco. Os resultados obtidos nos mostram uma significativa redução das situações de riscos de acidentes gerando uma melhora direta nas condições do ambiente de trabalho, instituindo uma nova cultura dentro da empresa através das ações preventivas, garantindo que a implementação do sistema de gestão de segurança do trabalho pode trazer melhorias ao sistema produtivo com produtividade.

Healthcare personnel (HCP) frequently wear gloves when they care for patients in Standard Precautions to prevent contact with potentially infectious blood or body fluids. When HCP use gloves appropriately they reduce the risk of cross-contamination and decrease the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). However, if HCP use gloves inappropriately they may inadvertently spread pathogens to patients and the patients’ environment. This study used a descriptive structured observational design to investigate three aspects of HCP glove use in a United States long-term care facility (LTCF). First, the PI examined the degree of inappropriate HCP glove use in a random sample of 76 HCP. Results indicate that the HCP used gloves inappropriately, failing to change gloves 66% of the time when a glove change was indicated. Over 44% of the HCP gloved touch points were defined as contaminated. Second, the PI examined the reliability of a new glove use tool (GUST). Results indicate the GUST is a reliable tool when used by trained observers documenting HCP glove use during toileting and perineal care events in LTCF, with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC 2,1) over 0.75 for indicators of inappropriate glove use. Third, exploratory analysis indicated significant differences between inappropriate glove use in females and males. Female HCP had significantly more failed glove changes and contaminated touch points than male HCP in this study (p = 0.003). Future research studies should assess US HCP glove use to provide data needed for development of strategies to improve HCP glove use and reduce HAI.

Thesis (MPH.) -- University of Limpopo, 2015 / Nurses are an integral component of the health care delivery system and they encounter occupational health problems classified as biological, chemical, physical, and psychosocial hazards. Nurses also face health hazards such as Hepatitis B, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, tuberculosis, cytotoxic drugs, anesthetic agents, needle stick injury, back pain, and stress. At Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital in Maun, nurses and other health professionals face occupational health and safety risks at the workplace. Aim and Objectives The aim of the study was to identify the occupational health hazards encountered by nurses at Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital in Maun, Botswana. The objectives were to identify occupational health hazards at Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital; determine organic and inorganic disorders caused by occupational health hazards; determine coping mechanisms of nurses towards occupational health hazards and the compliance of nurses to written protocols that address occupational health hazards. Research Method and Design A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional method was adopted. The population comprised 200 nurses employed at Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital. Simple random sampling was used to select 132 nurses who participated in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Results The study revealed health hazards namely; back aches, frequent headaches, and persistent tiredness; mercury, solvents and anaesthetic gases; HIV, streptococcus, staphylococcus, Hepatitis B and measles. Nurses also reported fatigue, loss of sleep due to stress, anxiety and persistent tiredness. Conclusion The study concluded that nurses at Letsholathebe ll Memorial hospital experienced physical, chemical, biological and psychological health hazards. Recommendations The study recommends that nurses should have access to OHS information, that OHS awareness should be created at Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital.

Safety is an essential part of the paper industry, as the industry can be very hazardous and accidents can lead to serious injuries for the people involved. In order to mitigate and prevent accidents, it has been shown that proactive measures are of great value. One type of proactive measure is the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as gloves, hard hats, safety glasses and reflective vests. Despite that it is often required to wear PPE in a work place, it is not always guaranteed and non-usage can affect the safety of workers. To detect unsafe conditions, such as non-usage of PPE, automated video monitoring with image recognition can be useful. The intention of this work is to investigate whether an image recognition model can be created using the cloud service Azure and used in a system that can detect PPE, which in this work is limited to reflective vests. The work results in an artifact using an image recognition model. Additionally, this work examines how the training data can affect the model's performance. It is found that the model can be improved by training the model on images with varying backgrounds, angles, distances, and occlusions. While there are many advantages with automated monitoring, the use of it can raise questions regarding the privacy of the people being monitored and how it can be perceived in a workplace. Therefore, this thesis examines the privacy concerns and attitudes regarding an image recognition system for monitoring. This is accomplished by performing a literature study and interviews with employees at a paper mill. The results reveals challenges with systems for automated monitoring as well as factors that can affect how employees feel about them.

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The purpose of this report is to, with systems theory, explore how a mentor’s possible leaderships-style affected the perceived occupational safety and health, and learning experience of sea captain students during their internship. The internship is an obligatory course where the students get the opportunity to practically apply theoretical knowledge.  The only prior reports in this field focused on the perspective of the mentor and not the student. Two types of systems-theoretical leadership-styles are examined through the experience of the students, and which effect those leadership-styles have in a closed system. The methodology in the gathering of data used in this report was led interview with a set form of questions. Ten students from a maritime academy were interviewed, with the subject based in systems theory and workplace environment. The results of the interview were analysed with the help of system theory. The result of the study concluded that one of the leadership styles could partly be connected to a positive experience of their mentor and learning experience, but neither of the leadership styles could be connected to discomfort or insecurity during the time on-board. Also, other factors, such as the mentor’s experience and background, and chemistry between the parties, affected the students experience. / Arbetets syfte var att med systemteori undersöka hur handledares eventuella ledarskapsstilar påverkade sjökaptensstudenters upplevda arbetsmiljö och lärande under den fartygsförlagda utbildningen. Den fartygsförlagda utbildningen är ett obligatoriskt moment där studenterna får möjlighet att praktiskt tillämpa teoretisk kunskap. Den enda rapport som fanns inom detta fält fokuserade på handledarens, och inte studentens, perspektiv. Två systemteoretiska ledarskapsstilar granskas mot studenternas upplevelse och vilken gränsöverskridande effekt de kan ha i ett slutet system. Datainsamlingsmetoden i denna rapport var en planerad intervju efter ett intervjuformulär. Intervjuerna genomfördes med tio studenter från en sjöfartshögskola med basis i systemteori och arbetsmiljö. Intervjuernas resultat granskades med hjälp av systemteori. Resultatet av studien visade att en av ledarstilarna kunde delvis kopplas med en positiv handledarupplevelse och gott lärande, men en ingen av ledarstilarna kunde heller kopplas till vantrivsel eller osäkerhet under tiden ombord. Även andra faktorer, såsom handledarens erfarenhet och bakgrund, samt personkemi påverkade studentens upplevelse.

Einleitung: Die arbeitsmedizinische Tätigkeit bewegt sich heute im Spannungsfeld zwischen medizinischer Heilkunst und kundenorientierter Dienstleistung. Sie hat sich mit Fragen der Regulierung und Deregulierung und des betriebswirtschaftlichen Kalküls auseinanderzusetzen. An den Naht- und Schnittstellen eines integrierten und abgestimmten Managementsystems werden Qualität, Wirksamkeit und Effektivität des betrieblichen Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutzes bestimmt. Gesundheitscontrolling ist eine Spezialisierung des allgemeinen Controllings mit einer funktions- oder objektspezifischen Ausprägung zur Unterstützung und Beratung des Managements. Der Begriff Gesundheitscontrolling ist nicht abschließend definiert und bezieht sich je nach Autor auf Aspekte des betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagements (BGM), Qualitätsmanagements, Risikomanagements, Gesundheitsmonitorings sowie der Personalentwicklung und Kostenrechnung. Fragestellung: „Was verbindet der Arbeitsmediziner als Gesundheitsexperte im betrieblichen Handlungsfeld mit dem Begriff des Gesundheitscontrollings und ist oder könnte Gesundheitscontrolling für den Arbeitsmediziner ein effektives Instrument der Zielerreichung von Maßnahmen des betrieblichen Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutzes sein?“ Die als heuristische Ausgangsüberlegung formulierte Gegenhypothese besagt, dass Arbeitsmediziner mit dem Thema Gesundheitscontrolling wenig verbindet. Zielsetzung: Befragung im Hinblick auf Begriffsverständnis, Motivation, Erfahrung und Kenntnisstand von Gesundheitscontrolling zur Widerlegung der getroffenen Annahme. Methode: Online-Befragung unter Arbeitsmedizinern plus Vertiefung durch vier teilstrukturierte persönliche Interviews. Die quantifizierten Ergebnisse wurden vor dem Hintergrund der Forschungsliteratur zum Thema interpretiert. Ergebnisse: Teilnehmerzahl von 115 mit insgesamt 2770 Antworten als (nicht repräsentative) zufällige Stichprobe aus der Grundgesamtheit der deutschen Arbeitsmediziner. Erkennbare Trends und differenzierte Aussagen lassen den Schluss zu, dass eine relevante Anzahl von Arbeitsmedizinern in Deutschland sich differenziert, praktisch und kritisch mit dem Thema Gesundheitscontrolling und den Reflektionen auf ihre eigene Tätigkeit auseinandersetzen.

Although Workplace Risk Assessments (WRA) are legally required in all EU member states and widely considered to be a core element of occupational safety and health (OSH) management, the state of their implementation at company level is still viewed rather critically, both in quantitative and qualitative terms. In this study, data from a representative company survey (N = 6500) were used to estimate the frequency of different patterns (and corresponding quality levels) of WRA practice in Germany and to determine organisational factors influencing the chance of occurence of these WRA patterns. Results show that only one out of four companies carry out WRAs which not only meet the essential procedural requirements but also take account of potential risk areas in a fairly comprehensive manner. Multinomial logistic regression analysis further revealed that company size is by far the strongest predictor of WRA activity, especially of its more developed forms. Availability of safety specialist assistance, availability of occupational health specialist assistance, affiliation to the production sector, presence of an employee representative body and a good economic situation of the company were each associated with WRA activity as well. The still considerable deficiencies in WRA coverage and quality indicated by this study clearly call for an intensification of WRA-related control and advisory efforts by the OSH authorities, primarily in small companies and in the private services sector. Findings also suggest that reinforcement of worker representation structures at company level and strengthening professional OSH expert utilisation would be beneficial for WRA implementation.