دورية
An Integrated Approach for Improving Occupational Health and Safety Management: The Voluntary Protection Program in Taiwan
| العنوان: | An Integrated Approach for Improving Occupational Health and Safety Management: The Voluntary Protection Program in Taiwan |
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| المؤلفون: | Su, Teh-Sheng, Tsai, Way-Yi, Yu, Yi-Chun |
| المصدر: | Journal of Occupational Health; May 2005, Vol. 47 Issue: 3 p270-276, 7p |
| مستخلص: | An Integrated Approach for Improving Occupational Health and Safety Management: The Voluntary Protection Program in Taiwan: Teh-Sheng Su, et al.Department of Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, Chungtai Institute of Health Sciences and Technology, Taiwan, R. O. C.—A voluntary compliance program for occupational health and safety management, Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), was implemented with a strategy of cooperation and encouragement in Taiwan. Due to limitations on increasing the human forces of inspection, a regulatory-based guideline addressing the essence of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) was promulgated, which combined the resources of third parties and insurance providers to accredit a self-improving worksite with the benefits of waived general inspection and a merit contributing to insurance premium payment reduction. A designated institute accepts enterprise’s applications, performs document review and organizes the onsite inspection. A final review committee of Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) confers a two-year certificate on an approved site. After ten years, the efforts have shown a dramatic reduction of occupational injuries and illness in the total number of 724 worksites granted certification. VPP worksites, in comparison with all industries, had 49% lower frequency rate in the past three years. The severity rate reduction was 80% in the same period. The characteristics of Taiwan VPP program and international occupational safety and health management programs are provided. A Plan-Do-Check-Act management cycle was employed for pursuing continual improvements to the culture fostered. The use of a quantitative measurement for assessing the performance of enterprises’ occupational safety and health management showed the efficiency of the rating. The results demonstrate that an employer voluntary protection program is a promising strategy for a developing country. |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Supplemental Index |
| تدمد: | 13419145 13489585 |
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| DOI: | 10.1539/joh.47.270 |