Title :
The Effect of Competitiveness on Occupational Safety
Author_Institution :
Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere
Abstract :
Globalization has changed the occupational safety situation at country level. Work has a heavy impact on health, and work-related morbidity and mortality affect the worker and his or her family and increase costs for society. The gross domestic product and the World Economic Forum competitiveness index were used to explain occupational safety at the regional level. The proportion of fatal occupational accidents and work-related diseases differs from region to region. Competitiveness is highest in the countries where the fatality rate is the lowest. Changes related to work, work conditions, and work environment have an effect on productivity, working climate, safety culture, and workers´ commitment. These are all factors which effect competitiveness at company as well as country level.
Keywords :
accidents; economic indicators; ergonomics; occupational health; occupational safety; productivity; World Economic Forum index; fatal occupational accidents; globalization; gross domestic product; health impact; mortality affect; occupational safety; productivity; work-related morbidity; Accidents; Costs; Diseases; Economic indicators; Environmental economics; Globalization; Health and safety; Injuries; Occupational safety; Productivity; Competitiveness; occupational safety; safety management;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1529-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1529-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2007.4419520