Health and safety performance of UK universities and how to improve it
This research suggested a method for evaluating health and safety performance as a combination of reactive and active monitoring. A number of Freedom of Information requests (FoI) were sent to the Health and safety Executive (HSE) and 100 UK universities. Data on the number of reportable incidents,...
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| description | This research suggested a method for evaluating health and safety performance as a combination of reactive and active monitoring. A number of Freedom of Information requests (FoI) were sent to the Health and safety Executive (HSE) and 100 UK universities. Data on the number of reportable incidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences were compiled for UK universities and combined with the Impact Ranking for good health and well-being. A semi-structured survey was used to identify best H&S practices. Subsequently, the effect of workers' involvement in H&S management on RIDDOR and near-miss reports, was investigated using statistical analysis. A ranking of UK universities that perform highly in Health and Safety (H&S) was assembled and selected universities were contacted to identify best practices. Best practices were divided into three categories: team management, roles and responsibilities, and H&S performance monitoring. One of the findings demonstrated a reverse dependence between provision of a refresher training in risk assessments and a number of reported RIDDOR incidents. Health and Safety professionals in the universities may find it useful to reflect on these findings and the identified best practices in order to improve the H&S performance in their own organisations. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:95662024-08-05T15:21:07Z https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9566/ Health and safety performance of UK universities and how to improve it Kuzmina, Olga Searle, Douglas 370 Education This research suggested a method for evaluating health and safety performance as a combination of reactive and active monitoring. A number of Freedom of Information requests (FoI) were sent to the Health and safety Executive (HSE) and 100 UK universities. Data on the number of reportable incidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences were compiled for UK universities and combined with the Impact Ranking for good health and well-being. A semi-structured survey was used to identify best H&S practices. Subsequently, the effect of workers' involvement in H&S management on RIDDOR and near-miss reports, was investigated using statistical analysis. A ranking of UK universities that perform highly in Health and Safety (H&S) was assembled and selected universities were contacted to identify best practices. Best practices were divided into three categories: team management, roles and responsibilities, and H&S performance monitoring. One of the findings demonstrated a reverse dependence between provision of a refresher training in risk assessments and a number of reported RIDDOR incidents. Health and Safety professionals in the universities may find it useful to reflect on these findings and the identified best practices in order to improve the H&S performance in their own organisations. Elsevier 2024-06-19 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9566/1/1-s2.0-S2093791124000088-main.pdf Kuzmina, Olga and Searle, Douglas (2024) Health and safety performance of UK universities and how to improve it. Safety and health at work, 15 (2). pp. 139-146. ISSN 2093-7911 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2024.02.002 10.1016/j.shaw.2024.02.002 10.1016/j.shaw.2024.02.002 |
| spellingShingle | 370 Education Kuzmina, Olga Searle, Douglas Health and safety performance of UK universities and how to improve it |
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| title_short | Health and safety performance of UK universities and how to improve it |
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