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Behavioral Transportation: The Role of Psychological, Cognitive, and Social Factors in Distracted Driving BehaviorGabaldon, Janeth 07 1900 (has links)
Logistics 4.0 suggests that increased automation can enhance performance, while Logistics 5.0 emphasizes the advantages of a modern workforce that combines humans and emerging technologies. However, the logistics industry needs a deeper understanding of human factors, an area that has been overlooked so far. To bridge this research gap, this dissertation investigated distracted driving behavior among individuals involved in transportation and logistics-based applications. This investigation employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Essay 1 focuses on a systematic literature review (SLR) that comprehensively analyzes published research on self-response studies regarding distracted driving behavior. The study identifies five overarching categories of distractions: (a) cell phone-related, (b) technology-related, (c) nontechnology-related, (d) psychological, and (e) personality. The findings underscore the substantial research conducted on self-reported distractions associated with cell phones and technology. Essay 2 employs the protection motivation theory (PMT) to develop hypotheses that predict the engagement of young drivers in texting while driving (TWD). In addition to TWD, the survey also included cognitive failure to examine the indirect effects of PMT on TWD within a mediation framework. The results, obtained through structural equation modeling with 674 respondents aged 18-25, indicate that several factors including response cost, threat vulnerability, cognitive failure, self-efficacy, and threat severity influence TWD behavior. Essay 3 investigates the influence of young drivers' respect for safety, neutralization techniques, and polychronicity on distracted driving behavior (DDB), based on the cognitive dissonance theory (CDT). The findings, drawn from 326 respondents aged 22-29 years, indicate that drivers who prioritize safety (respect for safety) are less likely to engage in DDB. Lastly, Essay 4 takes a survey-based approach to explore how factors such as respect for safety, polychronicity, and cognitive failure influence the likelihood of engagement in distractions among industrial operators, specifically forklift drivers, in warehouse and distribution centers (WDCs). The study's results indicate that cognitive failure has a negative impact on forklift drivers' distracted driving behavior, while polychronic tendencies help drivers avoid engaging in distracted behavior.
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職業災害調查之探討 / The Study of Investigations on Occupational Accident張享琦 Unknown Date (has links)
職業災害調查係為勞動檢查之一環,係發生重大職業災害後,所執行之行政調查,為判斷重大職業災害過失責任關係、分析事故發生因素、防範再度發生之預防措施,不僅可以讓勞工及其家屬了解職業災害事故始末,也可透過調查報告書讓有過失責任者受到應有之懲罰,對受職業災害之勞工及其家屬可謂非常重要。職業災害調查通常具備強制性行政調查權,但在調查過程中,並無權限封鎖重大職災現場來保持證據的完整性,本文將探討目前職業災害調查制度之成效?以及目前法院對職業災害調查報告書之見解為何?此外並探討美、日兩國之職業災害調查制度?以上為本文探討重點。
本文發現我國職業災害調查制度雖有不足之處,但目前勞動法令授與勞動檢查員強制性行政檢查權、停工權…等權限,已賦予執行職業災害調查之基本權限,規劃出職業災害調查制度的雛形,本文認為目前雖有不足之處,但已能處理大多數的重大職業災害案件,至於勞動法令是否應讓勞動檢查員,於發生重大職業災害下,得執行特別司法警察官權限進行調查的問題,本文綜觀美、日兩國制度及相關文獻後,認為目前尚不需授與特別司法警察官權限,但必須要加強勞動檢查員與警察、消防機關之職務聯繫及協助,並賦予勞動檢查員行政封鎖之權限,使職業災害調查制度更加完善,能夠妥善處理每一件重大職業災害案件。並提出下列建議:
一、建立職業災害事故現場的行政封鎖制度
二、加強與其他機關的職務協助關係
三、縮短雇主通報義務時間
四、強化專業分工與在職訓練
五、釐清勞動派遣之雇主關係
六、加強雇主預防責任
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臺灣勞工肌肉骨骼傷痛問題與對策之研究─以大台北地區物流業為例 / Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Policy Implications ─ Take the logistics industry in greater Taipei as an example危泰焌, Wei, Tai Chun Unknown Date (has links)
在台灣人口逐漸老化的情況下,如何延緩勞動者退出就業市場,攸關台灣的社會保險、年金體系及照顧體系之存續,但要勞工能夠延後退休,先決條件是身體健康與否,因此勞工的健康狀況,就不僅僅是個人問題,而是台灣社會面臨的整體危機。主管職業健康的各部門,未能意識到每個政策對於整體勞動生產力,之於經濟發展和社會福利、保險的深遠影響,以致於過度聚焦於對於勞工個人影響的層面,而缺乏思考這些行動背後,對於國家整體的宏觀意義
而在執行工作時中造成肌肉骨骼系統的任何不適、困難或疼痛,更是困擾的許多歐洲的勞工,因此歐盟無不以積極的政策來干預MSD,希望能延長停留在勞動市場的期間,並說明對於雇主、勞工、政府、財政所帶來的幫助。另外透過訪談發現,台灣的物流業從業人員,所處在的工作環境,恰如文獻所提,反覆、負重、工時過長…等,時常有受傷而繼續從事工作的情形,也導致物流業流動率高、從業人員較年輕及容易成為MSD的高風險群。
因此必須從增進MSD的概念、提升勞動條件及減少因病缺勤著手。政府方面則必須建構更完整的MSD數據,並制訂讓MSD勞工留在職場的積極性勞動力市場政策以及廣辦宣導會說明MSD對我國的重要性;雇主的重要性更是不可言喻,不僅扮演第一線的觀察者,快速做出因應措施,並著手改善從業人員勞動條件,並將干預措施予以制度化;勞工則必須透過積極參與有關MSD政策或方案的討論,更重要的是養成並維持良好的生活方式的習慣。 / Taiwan population is rapidly aging. How to persuade workers to delay withdrawing from employment market becomes an urgent challenge because this concern has significant implications to our social insurance, the annuity system and healthcare system. Therefore, the health of workers is not just a personal issue, but a public concern that everyone in this society needs to face. Government officials in charge of healthcare policy are not yet aware of its profound impact on labor productivity, economic development, social welfare and social insurance. Policy wise, we put too much attention on individual health promotion while lose sight of its macro impact.
MSD, either caused by work or gene, inflicted many European workers, so that the EU actively deal with this issue with the hope that workers are able to stay longer around the labor market as long as possible. This study finds through the interview that workers of the logistics industry in Taipei endure heavy work-load, long working time, and often time have high rate of presenteeism (the tendency of workers to go to work when they are ill enough to stay at home), causing the logistics industry to have not only high exit rate but also high risk of MSD.
Therefore, we have to promote the MSD concept, improve labor conditions and reduce presenteeism. For example employers have to include MSD into their pre-employment training courses for those new entrants, to reduce the hours of working time and to decrease presenteeism through providing subsidy to those who suffer from MSD. The government then has to build up a more complete MSD database, and introduces the concept of MSD and its preventive practice through seminars or workshops. Employers have key roles and duty in this issue. Specifically, they have to adopt as well as carry out preventive measures, and take quick actions whenever incidence of MSD occurs in the frontline of workplace. In addition, they have to improve working conditions and institutionalize those intervention measures. Workers then need to actively participate in MSD policy discussion other than maintaining a healthy life style. Workers, employers, health care system and social welfare system have a cause to this joint effort in keeping workers in Taiwan as healthy as possible so that every nationals can Fit For Work.
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Psykosocialt arbetsmiljöarbete : En kvalitativ studie om hur enhetschefer inom socialtjänsten förväntas ta ansvar för att främja en god psykosocial arbetsmiljö. / Psychosocial work environment : A qualitative study on how unit managers in social services are expected to take responsible for promoting a good psychosocial work environment.Petersson, Elin, Johansson, Ellen January 2017 (has links)
The purpose of this study is to examine and deepen the knowledge of how unit managers are expected to take responsibility for promoting a good work environment by translating the new regulations on organizational and social work environment, in social services in a medium-sized municipality in Southern-Sweden. Method: We have used a qualitative approach as method in this study, with semi-structured interviews as data collection method. To gather empirical material, we chose to interview six unit managers who work in social services. Theory: Our theoretical point have been Implementation theory. We also chose the concepts of learning organizations and competence. Our choice of method and concepts have helped us to examine our-empirical-material. Results: The six different themes, presented in the results of this study, are designed based on the new regulations on organizational and social work environment. The different themes in this study are the following: Competences, goals for the organization and the social work environment, workload, management of working hours, offensive treatment, responsibility and the last theme is competence. Our results indicate that the unit managers are not adequately educated about the new regulations, which in turn leads to the implementation of the regulations as intended. Secondly, our results also show weaknesses in resource allocation.
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Betriebliches Eingliederungsmanagement in KMUHerold, Stefan 21 January 2014 (has links)
Die Forschungsarbeit hat das Betriebliche Eingliederungsmanagement (im Folgenden BEM) in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (im Folgenden KMU) zum Gegenstand. Einerseits wird die Rechtsnorm gem. § 84 Abs. 2 SGB IX aus arbeits- und sozialpolitischer Sicht in Form und Funktion aufgearbeitet. Andererseits wird eine manuale Strategie zur Umsetzung des BEM entwickelt, mittels derer 42 BEM-Fälle in 10 KMU begleitet werden. Nach Diskussion der theoriegeleiteten Erkenntnisse und empirischen Ergebnisse folgt ein Ausblick. Es werden Anregungen zur weiterführenden Forschung gegeben, aber auch Forderungen an die Politik formuliert, die im Handlungsfeld der Präventionsnorm bestehenden und durch die Forschungsarbeit aufgedeckten Problempunkte aufzulösen und somit einen wirksamen Praxistransfer des BEM zu ermöglichen. / The research paper concentrates on Corporate Integration Management (CIM) in small and medium companies (SME). On the one hand the task consists in reviewing the form and function of the legal norm under Section 84 Subsection 2 of Book IX of the German Social Code (SGB) in terms of labour and social policies. On the other hand a manual-based strategy for implementing CIM shall be developed. Following the integration of the legally valid CIM concept with the appropriately adapted framework the manual is subjected to an empirical review. By accompanying 42 CIM cases in 10 SMEs it has been possible to show on the basis of partly standardized and open guided interviews with company experts that the introduction and implementation of CIM is markedly enhanced by means of this manual. The discussion of the theory-guided findings and the empirical results is followed by an outlook. Suggestions for further research are made while the political establishment is called upon to resolve the challenges existing within the scope of the prevention norm and revealed in the research paper thus facilitating an effective transfer of the CIM theory into the practice field.
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A constituição da profissionalidade e os saberes docentes na educação profissional de nível técnico das áreas de Saúde e Bem-estar / The construction of professionality and teaching knowledge in vocational technical education in the fields of Health and WellnessCallas, Danielle Girotti 25 September 2015 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2015-09-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Considerando a lacuna na bibliografia existente sobre a educação profissional como campo de estudo, esta pesquisa pretende investigar a constituição da profissionalidade e os saberes docentes no eixo tecnológico Ambiente, Saúde e Segurança áreas de Saúde e Bem-estar. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa com dez docentes, atuantes nos cursos: Técnico em Enfermagem, Técnico em Estética, Técnico em Massoterapia, Técnico em Podologia e Técnico em Segurança do Trabalho, da unidade Jundiaí do Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial SENAC (São Paulo), em duas etapas distintas: primeiramente, por meio de entrevistas individuais e, posteriormente, por meio de dois encontros coletivos psicodramáticos, com a presença de seis dos dez participantes, em cada um dos encontros. O quadro teórico está fundamentado nas produções de: Placco e Souza (2006), Imbernón (2011), Tardif (2002), Freire (1983, 2002), Barato (2003, 2004), Shulman (1987) e Moreno (1975, 2008). Os dados nos possibilitam analisar os processos de socialização primária e profissional dos docentes, identificando a constituição da profissionalidade docente como o desenvolvimento do exercício docente, in loco e na relação aluno-docente, de modo processual, gradual e infindável, baseada nas experiências pessoais, escolares e profissionais dos docentes. Outro resultado significativo, na pesquisa, é a relevância da interdependência dos saberes docentes, especialmente os profissionais-experienciais, os pedagógicos, os pessoais e os do profetizar, que se imbricam no desenvolvimento da profissionalidade. Embora não se reconhecendo como profissionais docentes, as falas dos pesquisados nos permitem afirmar que há um desenvolvimento dessa profissionalidade e dos saberes docentes pedagógicos, com o compromisso e a intencionalidade explícitos com a aprendizagem dos alunos e da docência, com o exercício profissional Considering the gap in the literature on vocational education as a field of study, this research aims to investigate the construction of professionality and teaching knowledge in the technical domain of Environment, Health and Safety - fields of Health and Wellness. A qualitative survey was conducted with 10 teachers of the following courses: Nursing Technician, Esthetics Technician, Massage Therapy Technician, Podiatry Technician, and Occupational Safety Technician from the Jundiaí unit of Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial (Senac São Paulo), in two distinct stages first, through individual interviews and later, through two group psychodramatic encounters, with six participants per encounter. The theoretical framework is based on the works of: Placco e Souza (2006), Imbernón (2011), Tardif (2002), Freire (1983, 2002), Barato (2003, 2004), Shulman (1987), and Moreno (1975, 2008). The data allowed us to analyze the teachers primary and professional socialization processes and identify the construction of teaching professionality as the development of the teaching practice, both on site and in the student-teacher relation, in a gradual, never-ending process, based on the teachers personal, school, and professional experiences. Another significant result of the research is the relevance of the interdependence of teaching knowledge - especially professional/experiential, educational, personal, and prophetic skills, which interweave in the development of professionality. Although the respondents do not identify themselves as teaching professionals, their reports allow us to state that the educational professionality and teaching knowledge are developed with an explicit commitment and intentionality to the students learning and education, with professional practice and with the enhancement of their educational skills. The perception of the possibility of social change, through education, also strengthens and deepens the respondents educational vision / Considerando a lacuna na bibliografia existente sobre a educação profissional como campo de estudo, esta pesquisa pretende investigar a constituição da profissionalidade e os saberes docentes no eixo tecnológico Ambiente, Saúde e Segurança áreas de Saúde e Bem-estar. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa com dez docentes, atuantes nos cursos: Técnico em Enfermagem, Técnico em Estética, Técnico em Massoterapia, Técnico em Podologia e Técnico em Segurança do Trabalho, da unidade Jundiaí do Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial SENAC (São Paulo), em duas etapas distintas: primeiramente, por meio de entrevistas individuais e, posteriormente, por meio de dois encontros coletivos psicodramáticos, com a presença de seis dos dez participantes, em cada um dos encontros. O quadro teórico está fundamentado nas produções de: Placco e Souza (2006), Imbernón (2011), Tardif (2002), Freire (1983, 2002), Barato (2003, 2004), Shulman (1987) e Moreno (1975, 2008). Os dados nos possibilitam analisar os processos de socialização primária e profissional dos docentes, identificando a constituição da profissionalidade docente como o desenvolvimento do exercício docente, in loco e na relação aluno-docente, de modo processual, gradual e infindável, baseada nas experiências pessoais, escolares e profissionais dos docentes. Outro resultado significativo, na pesquisa, é a relevância da interdependência dos saberes docentes, especialmente os profissionais-experienciais, os pedagógicos, os pessoais e os do profetizar, que se imbricam no desenvolvimento da profissionalidade. Embora não se reconhecendo como profissionais docentes, as falas dos pesquisados nos permitem afirmar que há um desenvolvimento dessa profissionalidade e dos saberes docentes pedagógicos, com o compromisso e a intencionalidade explícitos com a aprendizagem dos alunos e da docência, com o exercício profissional e com o aperfeiçoamento de suas práticas pedagógicas. A percepção de possibilidade de transformação social, por meio da docência, também reforça e aprofunda a visão educacional dos pesquisados
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Automating a labour performance measurement and risk assessment: an evaluation of methods for a computer vision based systemVan Blommestein, Donald Lloyd 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MScEng) Stellenbosch University, 2014 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis brings together productivity and risk assessments through innovative design, development
and evaluation of a unique system for retrieving and analysing data. In the past, although the link
between them is well-documented, these assessments have largely been dealt with as separate
antagonist entities.
A broad evaluation of the existing traditional and technological support systems has been conducted to
identify suitable methodologies along with a common technological platform for automation. The
methodologies selected for the productivity and risk assessments were; work sampling and the revised
NIOSH lifting equation respectively.
The automation of these procedures is facilitated through computer vision and the use of a range
imaging Kinect™ camera. The standalone C++ application integrates two tracking approaches to extract
real-time positional data on the worker and the work-piece. The OpenNI and OpenCV libraries are used
to perform skeletal tracking and image recognition respectively. The skeletal tracker returns positional
data on specific joints of the worker, while the image recognition component, a SURF implementation, is
used to identify and track a specific work-piece within the capture frame. These tracking techniques are
computationally expensive. In order to enable real time execution of the program, Nvidia’s CUDA toolkit
and threading building blocks have been applied to reduce the processing time.
The performance measurement system is a continuous sampling derivative of work sampling. The speed
of the worker’s hand movements and proximity to the work-piece are used to classify the worker in one
of four possible states; busy, static, idle, or out of frame. In addition to the worker based performance
measures, data relating to work-pieces are also calculated. These include the number of work-pieces
processed by a specific worker, along with the average and variations in the processing times.
The risk assessment is an automated approach of the revised NIOSH lifting equation. The system
calculates when a worker makes and/or breaks contact with the work-piece and uses the joint locations
from the skeletal tracker to calculate the variables used in the determination of the multipliers and
ultimately the recommended weight limit and lifting index. The final calculation indicates whether the
worker is at risk of developing a musculoskeletal disorder. Additionally the information provided on
each of the multipliers highlights which elements of the lifting task contribute the most to the risk.
The user-interface design ensures that the system is easy to use. The interface also displays the results
of the study enabling analysts to assess worker performance at any time in real time. The automated
system therefore enables analysts to respond rapidly to rectify problems. The system also reduces the
complexity of performing studies and it eliminates human errors. The time and costs required to
perform the studies are reduced and the system can become a permanent fixture on factory floors. The
development of the automated system opens the door for further development of the system to
ultimately enable more detailed assessments of productivity and risk. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Produktiwiteit en risiko evaluerings word in hierdie tesis saam hanteer deur die innoverende ontwerp,
ontwikkeling en evaluering van 'n unieke stelsel vir die meting en ontleding van data. Alhoewel die
skakel tussen hulle goed gedokumenteer is, word hierdie evaluering as afsonderlike antagonistiese
entiteite hanteer.
'n Breë studie van die bestaande tradisionele en tegnologiese ondersteuningstelsels is gedoen om
toepaslike metodes te identifiseer, om 'n gemeenskaplike tegnologiese platform vir outomatisering daar
te stel. Die metodes wat gekies is vir die produktiwiteit en risiko bepalings is onderskeidelik werk
monsterneming en die hersiende NIOSH opheffing vergelyking.
Die outomatisering van hierdie prosedures word gefasiliteer deur middel van rekenaar visie en die
gebruik van 'n Kinect™ 3D kamera. Die selfstandige C++ program integreer ‘n dubbelvolgings benadering
om in reële tyd posisionele data van die werker en die werk-stuk te kry. Die OpenNI en OpenCV
biblioteke word onderskeidelik gebruik om skeletale volging en beeld erkenning uit te voer. Die skeletale
volger bepaal posisionele data van spesifieke gewrigte van die werker, terwyl die beeld erkenning
komponent, 'n SURF implementering gebruik om 'n spesifieke werk-stuk binne die opname raam te
identifiseer en te volg. Hierdie volgings tegnieke is berekenings intensief. Om werklike tyd uitvoering van
die program te verseker, is Nvidia se CUDA gereedskapstel en liggewig boublokke geimplementeer.
Die produktiwiteit meting-stelsel is 'n aaneenlopende monsterneming benadering van werk
monsterneming. Die spoed van die werker se handbewegings en nabyheid aan die werkstuk word
gebruik om die werker te klassifiseer as in een van vier moontlike toestande; besig, staties, onaktief of
buite die raam. Benewens die werker gebaseerde metings, word daar ook data oor werkstukke bereken.
Dit sluit in die aantal werkstukke verwerk deur 'n spesifieke werker, sowel as die gemiddelde en variasie
in verwerkings tye.
Die risiko-berekening is 'n outomatiese benadering van die hersiende NIOSH opheffing vergelyking. Die
stelsel bereken wanneer die werker kontak maak en/of breek met die werkstuk en maak gebruik van die
gewrigsposisies wat die skeletale volger aandui om die veranderlikes wat in die vermenigvuldigers
gebruik word te bepaal. Die vermenigvuldigers word gebruik om die aanbevole maksimum gewig en die
opheffing indeks te bereken. Die opheffing indeks dui aan of daar ‘n risiko vir die werker is om
muskuloskeletale versteuring te ontwikkel. Benewens dui die vermenigvuldigers aan watter elemente
die grootste bydra tot die risiko van die opheffingstaak maak.
Die gebruiker-koppelvlak-ontwerp verseker dat die stelsel maklik is om te gebruik. Die koppelvlak
vertoon ook die resultate van die studie sodat ontleders op enige tyd werker prestasie kan evalueer in
reële tyd. Die outomatiese stelsel stel dus ontleders in staat om vinnig te reageer sodat probleme
reggestel kan word. Die stelsel verminder ook die kompleksiteit vir die uitvoering van studies en dit
elimineer menslike foute. Die tyd en koste vereis om die studie te doen, word verminder en die stelsel
kan ‘n permanente instelling op fabriekvloere geword. Die ontwikkeling van die outomatiese stelsel
maak die deur oop vir verdere ontwikkeling van die stelsel om uiteindelik daartoe te lei dat meer
gedetailleerde evaluering van produktiwiteit en risiko bepaal kan word.
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Towards an Approach to the Study of the Economic Impact of Workplace Accidents in Peru during the years 2011 to 2014: The Prevention of Occupational Risks and Productivity / Hacia una Aproximación al Estudio del Impacto Económico de los Accidentes de Trabajo en el Perú durante los años 2011 a 2014: La Prevención de los Riesgos Laborales y la ProductividadCossio Peralta, André Jorge 10 April 2018 (has links)
The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is an issue that has become more relevant in our country since the enforcement of Law 29783, Law SST. Notwithstanding, it has not yet reflected on how prevention measures on occupational risks could improve productivity at a company level and a national level. In this article, the author aims to demonstrate the potential costs that could lead the occupational accidents reported to the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion for the period between 2011-2014, from an approach to the study of the economic impact of the occupational accidents and their influence on productivity. / La Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo (SST) es una materia que ha cobrado mayor relevancia en nuestro país a partir de la entrada en vigencia de la Ley 29783, Ley de SST. Sin embargo, aún no se ha reflexionado sobre cómo la adopción de medidas de prevención de los riesgos laborales puede repercutir en una mejora de la productividad tanto a nivel empresarial como a nivel nacional. En este artículo, el autor pretende demostrar los potenciales costos que podrían generar los accidentes de trabajo notificados al Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo durante el periodo comprendido entre los años 2011 a 2014, a partir de una aproximación al estudio del impacto económico de los accidentes de trabajo y de su incidencia en la productividad.
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Vliv systému "člověk - technika - prostředí" na bezpečnost silničního provozu. / The Influence of the System "Human {--} Vehicle {--} Environment" on the Road SafetyNUNVÁŘ, Jiří January 2007 (has links)
This student thesis deals with problems of the causes of road accidents and injury in the Czech Republic, and with the possibilities of their elimination. The human is the most dangerous factor of the transportation system. This resulted in the analysis of the causes of road accidents. The safety of the human factor depends on the experience of the driver, appreciating of danger, attention paid to the driving of vehicle, and on the stress of the road-traffic. The basis of the effective accident prevention are traffic safety precautions.
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Safety, health and productivity of cold work:a management model, implementation and effectsRisikko, T. (Tanja) 09 September 2009 (has links)
Abstract
Cold is a very common physical risk factor in workplaces in circumpolar regions. Cold has many detrimental effects on human health and performance, and on the safety, quality and productivity of work. In this study a systematic general Cold Risk Management Model was developed, applied and evaluated. The model can be integrated in a company’s or an organization’s occupational safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) management systems and practices in workplaces. The Cold Risk Management Model and methods were later included in ISO 15743 Ergonomics of the thermal environment – Cold workplaces – Risk assessment and management. The Cold Risk Management Model and methods were applied in two case company’s SHEQ systems and practices in the fields of construction and maritime administration and services. Based on the case studies, the concrete cold risk management activities and the personnel training campaign resulted in immediate positive results and improved attitudes towards further development. At the national level, working in the cold was estimated to increase personnel costs in the construction industry annually by €50M, which is 3% of the industry’s annual personnel costs. This study also showed that the Cold Risk Management Model and methods are profitable. In the case construction company, the savings achieved by cold risk management activities at a construction site were 2.5 time the costs of those activities. A follow-up study in the case company in the field of maritime administration and services showed that implementation and dissemination of the Cold Risk Management Model and methods require systematic work also after the initial development process. The implementation process could and should be enhanced by early establishment of organization-wide guidelines, visible concrete actions, a training campaign and use of necessary external experts. This study also presents a Safety Management Matrix Model for analyzing development and implementation activities during the process time span. / Tiivistelmä
Kylmä on yksi yleisimmistä työympäristön riskitekijöistä pohjoisissa oloissamme. Kylmästä aiheutuu haittaa ihmisen toimintakyvylle ja terveydelle sekä työn turvallisuudelle, laadulle ja tuottavuudelle. Tässä väitöstutkimuksessa kehitettiin systemaattinen kylmäriskien hallintamalli osaksi yrityksen työterveys- ja työturvallisuus-, ympäristö- ja laatujohtamisjärjestelmiä (SHEQ). Kehitetty kylmäriskien hallintamalli menetelmineen on nykyisin osa standardia ”SFS-EN ISO 15743 Lämpöolojen ergonomia. Kylmät työpaikat. riskin arviointi ja hallinta”. Kylmäriskien hallintamallia ja sen menetelmiä sovellettiin ja edelleen kehitettiin kahdessa tapausyrityksessä rakennusalalla sekä merenkulun tukipalveluissa. Konkreettisista kehittämistoimenpiteistä ja henkilöstön koulutuksesta koettiin tapausyrityksissä saadun välitöntä hyötyä, ja ne johtivat positiivisiin asenteisiin jatkokehittämistyötä kohtaan. Tutkimuksessa arvioitiin kylmätyön myös lisäävän rakennusalan henkilöstökustannuksia vuosittain 50 miljoonalla eurolla, mikä oli 3 % alan vuotuisista palkkakustannuksista. Tapaustutkimuksen avulla osoitettiin, että kylmänhaittojen hallinta on kannattavaa. 20 henkilön rakennustyömaalla kylmänhaittojen hallinnalla saavutettavat säästöt olivat 2,5-kertaiset toimenpiteistä aiheutuneisiin kuluihin verrattuina. Merenkulun tukipalvelujen alalla toimivassa tapausyrityksessä tehdyn seurantatutkimuksen mukaan kylmäriskien hallintamallin käyttöönotto ja levittäminen yrityksessä vaatii kuitenkin aikaa ja systemaattista työtä. Mallin käyttöönottoa ja levittämistä voidaan tutkimuksen perusteella nopeuttaa kehittämistyön näkyvyydellä ja konkreettisuudella, koulutuksella, organisaatiotasoisten ohjeiden laatimisella aikaisessa vaiheessa sekä erityisesti asiantuntijatuen saatavuudella koko implementointivaiheen ajan. Tutkimuksessa syntyi myös turvallisuusjohtamismatriisi työkaluksi kehittämistyön suunnitteluun ja arviointiin.
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