Safety and Health Management in Logistics - Literature Review and Future Research

The concept of occupational safety and health management is increasingly drawing the attention of researchers and practitioners. The concepts of occupational safety and health vulnerability and its managerial counterpart occupational safety and health management are still in their infancy. There are not many research articles that provide an overview of occupational safety and health in logistics. This paper assesses the impact of occupational safety and health measures in logistics. The existing literature on occupational safety and health management is reviewed. It analyses a body of literature on occupational safety and health issues. The authors examined various papers and have classified based on a suitable scheme. In addition, gaps that would provide hints for further research have been identified. Opportunities are identified for integration and cross-fertilization between research papers in disciplines such as logistics and occupational safety and health management and between the varieties of research methods used. This paper identifies future research directions. Specific research activities to meet these challenges are suggested in the paper. The paper ends with concluding remarks.