A Study to Investigate How Health and Safety Management Techniques Influence Workplace Safety Performance

Authors

  • Deepanshu Aggarwal Professor, Vishwakarma University, Maharashtra, India.

Keywords:

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Health & Safety Management Practices, Safety Performance, Employee’s Safety Measures, Health, Rewards, Hazardous Factors

Abstract

To improve organizational performance, quality of working life and wellness at work concurrently, the primary mission of any organization or institution should be to prioritize health and safety first and foremost. This research study’s primary objective is to investigate the strategic challenges that are associated with ensuring the health and safety of workers. Some organizations decide to implement newer, more forward-thinking safety programs in lieu of the ones that were discontinued. Employees who successfully prevent accidents may be eligible for incentives under certain safety programs.  In this research work, the emphasis is on specific actions that should be taken based on the organization’s size, the number of plants it oversees, the industry in which it operates, the production technology it employs and the top management’s philosophy. The study’s goal is to learn what workers think about their role in maintaining the health and safety of workplaces inside businesses. It is true that excellent safety compliance may be inferred from the existence of good safety behavior. Without the intervention of employers with a certain pattern of behaviors as crucial criterion required to influence employee behavior, a safety problem cannot be properly handled. As a result, the primary objective of this study is to identify the factors that employers’ behavioral safety observance elements contribute to in order to convince workers’ towards behavioral safety compliance.

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Published

2022-08-15

How to Cite

Aggarwal, D. (2022). A Study to Investigate How Health and Safety Management Techniques Influence Workplace Safety Performance. Journal of Advanced Research in Public Policy and Administration, 4(1), 13-18. Retrieved from https://adrjournalshouse.com/index.php/Journal-PublicPolicy-Administrat/article/view/1510