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Abstracts
Abstract
An index-based approach to indicate the outcome of Occupational Health and Safety management has been commonly used in the implementation of the International Safety Management Code and the operation of Occupational Health and Safety management systems in the international shipping industry. Although the index-based approach is asserted to be a convenient way to measure and quantify the outcome of Occupational Health and Safety management, it is not justified in the wider literature and further empirical research is suggested by various authors. The aim of this study is to explore the role of an index-based approach in managing Occupational Health and Safety in the shipping industry.
This article investigates the effectiveness of indicators in Occupational Health and Safety management in two Chinese chemical shipping companies. A qualitative approach is applied to examine the views of seafarers on safety reporting practice. The study reveals that, although the need for reporting is understood by most of the crew members, the reporting practice is significantly affected by different factors such as the crew’s concerns for their own interests, Chinese cultural factors and management’s dominant power over the crew’s performance evaluation. The findings suggest that there is a significant gap between what is required by the rules and what really occurs in terms of safety reporting practice. The study highlights the emerging problems of using Occupational Health and Safety indicators as benchmark for measuring the outcome of Occupational Health and Safety management in Chinese shipping. The conclusion is drawn in a Chinese context, and although the findings may not be similar to other industries or the shipping industry in other countries, they provide valuable indications for re-thinking and re-shaping maritime regulatory strategies.
Keywords:
- Occupational Health and Safety management,
- OHS indicators,
- case study,
- under-reporting,
- underlying factors
Résumé
Dans l’application de l’actuel Code international de gestion en matière de sécurité, ainsi que dans l’opération des systèmes de gestion en santé et sécurité au travail dans l’industrie du transport maritime international, il est habituellement fait usage d’une approche basée sur des indicateurs pour faire part des résultats en gestion de la santé et de la sécurité au travail. Bien qu’une telle approche soit considérée comme un moyen pratique pour mesurer et quantifier les résultats de la gestion en santé et sécurité au travail, elle n’est pas supportée dans la littérature en général et divers auteurs ont suggéré de mener des recherches empiriques supplémentaires sur le sujet. Le but de cette étude est d’explorer le rôle d’une approche par indice dans la gestion de la santé et de la sécurité au travail dans le secteur du transport maritime.
L’article examine l’efficacité d’indicateurs de gestion en santé et sécurité au travail dans deux entreprises chinoises de transport maritime de produits chimiques. Une approche qualitative est utilisée pour examiner le point de vue des marins sur la pratique en matière de déclaration d’incidents se rapportant à la santé et la sécurité au travail. L’étude révèle que, bien que la plupart des membres d’équipage comprennent le besoin de rendre compte d’incidents, la pratique en matière de déclarations d’incidents est affectée de manière significative par différents facteurs tels que les préoccupations des membres d’équipage envers leurs propres intérêts, des facteurs propres à la culture chinoise et le pouvoir dominant de la direction sur l’évaluation de la performance de l’équipage. Les résultats suggèrent qu’il existe un écart important entre ce qui est requis par les règles et ce qui se passe réellement en pratique en matière de déclaration d’incidents. L’étude met en évidence les problèmes émergents liés à l’utilisation d’indicateurs en santé et sécurité au travail en tant que références pour mesurer les résultats de la gestion de la santé et de la sécurité au travail dans les transports maritimes chinois. Cette conclusion reste toutefois valable dans le contexte chinois et, bien que nos résultats pourraient ne pas s’appliquer au cas de d’autres industries ou à l’industrie du transport maritime dans d’autres pays, ils fournissent de précieuses indications pour repenser et remodeler les stratégies de réglementation maritime.
Mots-clés:
- gestion de la santé et de la sécurité au travail,
- indicateurs de SST,
- étude de cas,
- sous-déclaration,
- facteurs sous-jacents
Resumen
En la aplicación del Código internacional de gestión en materia de seguridad vigente así como en la operación de sistemas de gestión en salud y seguridad ocupacional en la industria del transporte marítimo internacional, se acostumbra utilizar un enfoque basado en indicadores para indicar los resultados en gestión de la salud y seguridad ocupacional. Aunque dicho enfoque sea considerado como un medio práctico para medir y cuantificar los resultados de la gestión en salud y seguridad ocupacional, el no encuentra fundamento en la literatura general y diversos autores han sugerido de realizar investigaciones empíricas suplementarias sobre el sujeto. El objetivo de este estudio es de explorar el rol de un enfoque por índices en la gestión de la salud y seguridad ocupacional en el sector del transporte marítimo.
El artículo examina la eficiencia de indicadores de gestión en salud y seguridad ocupacional en dos empresas chinas de transporte marítimo de productos químicos. Se utiliza un enfoque cualitativo para examinar el punto de vista de los marinos respecto a la práctica en materia de declaración de incidentes relacionados a la salud y seguridad ocupacional. El estudio revela que, a pesar que la mayoría de miembros del equipaje comprenden la necesidad de rendir cuenta de los incidentes, la practica en materia de declaraciones de incidentes está afectada de manera significativa por diferentes factores tales como las preocupaciones de los miembros del equipaje respecto a sus propios intereses, factores propios a la cultura china y el poder dominante de la dirección sobre la evaluación del rendimiento del equipaje. Los resultados sugieren que existe una brecha importante entre lo que requieren las reglas y lo que realmente ocurre en la práctica en materia de declaración de incidentes. El estudio pone en evidencia los problemas emergentes vinculados a la utilización de indicadores en salud y seguridad ocupacional como punto de referencia para medir los resultados de la gestión de la salud y seguridad ocupacional en los transportes marítimos chinos. Esta conclusión es válida en el contexto chino y, aunque nuestros resultados podrían no aplicarse al caso de otras industrias o a la industria de transporte marítimo en otros países, la conclusión conlleva implicaciones preciosas para repensar y remodelar las estrategias de reglamentación marítima.
Palabras claves:
- gestión de la salud y seguridad ocupacional,
- indicadores de salud y seguridad ocupacional,
- estudios de casos,
- declaración subestimada,
- factores subyacentes
Appendices
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