Health and Safety Performance of UK Universities and How to Improve It

IF 3.5 3区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Safety and Health at Work Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.shaw.2024.02.002

Olga Kuzmina , Douglas Searle

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Abstract

Background

This research suggested a method for evaluating health and safety performance as a combination of reactive and active monitoring.

Methods

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.

Results

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.

Conclusion

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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英国大学的健康与安全绩效以及如何提高绩效

背景这项研究提出了一种将被动监测和主动监测相结合的健康与安全绩效评估方法。方法向英国健康与安全执行局（HSE）和英国 100 所大学发出了一些信息自由申请（FoI）。对英国大学的应报告事件、疾病和危险事故数量进行了汇总，并与良好健康和福利影响排名相结合。采用半结构式调查来确定最佳健康与安全实践。随后，使用统计分析方法调查了工人参与健康与安全管理对 RIDDOR 和险情报告的影响。结果汇总了在健康与安全（H&S）方面表现突出的英国大学的排名，并与选定的大学取得联系，以确定最佳实践。最佳实践分为三类：团队管理、角色与责任以及健康与安全绩效监控。其中一项研究结果表明，提供风险评估进修培训与报告的 RIDDOR 事故数量之间存在反向依赖关系。

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来源期刊

Safety and Health at Work Social Sciences-Safety Research

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

5.70%

发文量

1080

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： Safety and Health at Work (SH@W) is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal published quarterly in English beginning in 2010. The journal is aimed at providing grounds for the exchange of ideas and data developed through research experience in the broad field of occupational health and safety. Articles may deal with scientific research to improve workers'' health and safety by eliminating occupational accidents and diseases, pursuing a better working life, and creating a safe and comfortable working environment. The journal focuses primarily on original articles across the whole scope of occupational health and safety, but also welcomes up-to-date review papers and short communications and commentaries on urgent issues and case studies on unique epidemiological survey, methods of accident investigation, and analysis. High priority will be given to articles on occupational epidemiology, medicine, hygiene, toxicology, nursing and health services, work safety, ergonomics, work organization, engineering of safety (mechanical, electrical, chemical, and construction), safety management and policy, and studies related to economic evaluation and its social policy and organizational aspects. Its abbreviated title is Saf Health Work.