The current paper examines safety management systems in the Estonian manufacturing industry. The aim of this research is to assess via safety audit, to what extent OHSAS18001 contributes to real and formal safety elements of SMS in manufacturing companies. In 2014, eight OHSAS 18001-certified organisations and eight non-certified Estonian enterprises from different branches of manufacturing wer...

The evaluation of safety performance in occupational health and safety assessment series (OHSAS) 18001-certified companies provides useful information about the quality of the management system. A certified organization should employ an adequate level of safety management and a positive safety culture to achieve a satisfactory safety performance. The present study conducted in six manufacturing...

The Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) specification OHSAS 18001, have been developed as recognizable occupational health and safety management system standard against which management systems can be assessed and certified. OHSAS 18001 is compatible with the ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) management systems standards, which facilitates the integration of ...

BACKGROUND Construction activity has made considerable breakthroughs in the past two decades on the back of increases in development activities, government policies, and public demand. At the same time, occupational health and safety issues have become a major concern to construction organizations. The unsatisfactory safety performance of the construction industry has always been highlighted si...

the establishment of good process safety management (psm) is widely considered as the most effective means of improving safety levels in process industries. this study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of establishing and implementing psm requirements based on occupational health and safety assessment series 18001 standards (ohsas 18001) and health, safety and environment management sys...

Safety or the state of being safe can be described as a condition of being not dangerous or not harmful. It is necessary for an individual to avoid dangerous situations every day. Also, an organization is subject to legal requirements for the health and safety of persons inside and around the immediate workplace, or who are exposed to the workplace activities. Although it might be difficult to ...

Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja (K3) merupakan salah satu hal yang harus diperhatikan dalam pelaksanaan pembangunan konstruksi. Dalam penelitian ini permasalahan diangkat adalah bagaimana penerapan K3, faktor-faktor apa berpengaruh dominan terlemah cara menanggulangi faktor terhadap K3 pada proyek Ruang Perawatan Wing Utara Tahap 1 RSU Payangan, dengan kontraktor pelaksana PT. Bianglala Bali. O...