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Occupational safety and health of laundry employees in hotel industry.
Employee safety and health is considered to be one of the major important human resource functions for any hotel organization. The current paper focuses on the application of occupational safety and health of laundry employees looking at the nature of the tasks performed in day to day operations. OSH is one of the significant factors responsible for employees' inspiration and moreover retention in a hotel organization. Health, safety and performance of the employees are dependent on understanding and application of ergonomic practices followed during laundry operations. The paper explores laundry employee protection against various critical factors such as injuries, accidents, work postures, chemical exposure, heat, fire, noise, etc. A questionnaire was used to perpetuate perception of laundry employees in regard to protection from factors concerning safety and health issues from hotels of India. The results reveal that some of the OSH practices are been followed in hotels, while some were missing from hotels such as training, periodical audit and protection against chemical hazards. The present study suggests need for adopting OSH practices and enforcing periodical check for the same in every hotel besides of its categorization.
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International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Systems is a refereed international journal dedicated to promoting excellence in teaching and stimulating research in hospitality and tourism internationally. An exciting and challenging international forum, the journal reflects current happenings and trends in the hospitality industry. The journal will facilitate this need by providing essential and intelligent information about worldwide hospitality and tourism issues, practices, challenges and solutions both practically as well as theoretically. An eminent International editorial Board comprising leading experts in the field of hospitality and tourism from hospitality educational institutes guides “Hospitality and Tourism Systems”. The journal has six sections- main research papers, research report, case studies, Industry Viewpoints, Forthcoming Events & conference reports and book review. Hospitality and Tourism Systems is published annually in the month of June. The chief –in- editor welcomes the submission of suitable material for publication and will be pleased to discuss proposals for papers. The international Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Systems publishes refereed articles/papers on best practices of tourism and hospitality management and education, applied research studies, and critical reviews on major issues affecting the tourism and hospitality industry. The journal’s scope includes: Hotel operations and management Tourism management Visitor management Public sector approaches to hospitality and tourism development Restaurant & beverage management Tour operation and management Leisure management Marketing management Accounting and finance in hospitality Human resource management Case studies in hospitality Information technology Strategic alliances and networking Event management.