Defining a “Safe System of Work”

Providing a “safe system of work” is the essence of the general duties that employers have to their employees under workplace health and safety regulations. Despite this, consistent and appropriate definition of what constitutes a safe system of work is almost non-existent. Available definitions ten...

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Autores principales:	C. Caponecchia, A. Wyatt
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Psychological health Safe system of work System Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9f1509b389f74134880431d8128101ff2021-11-30T04:15:33ZDefining a “Safe System of Work”2093-791110.1016/j.shaw.2021.07.001https://doaj.org/article/9f1509b389f74134880431d8128101ff2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791121000548https://doaj.org/toc/2093-7911Providing a “safe system of work” is the essence of the general duties that employers have to their employees under workplace health and safety regulations. Despite this, consistent and appropriate definition of what constitutes a safe system of work is almost non-existent. Available definitions tend to confuse a safe system of work with management practices intended to bring about a safe system, or conflate the broad system suggested in general duties clauses with procedures or work methods that are focused on particular hazards or tasks. This article develops a definition of safe systems of work which recognises the broad scope of the concept and includes psychological health and return to work processes. This definition can be used by a range of stakeholders to better communicate the scope of occupational health and safety duties and more consistently assess whether a safe system has been provided both before and after incidents occur.C. CaponecchiaA. WyattElsevierarticlePsychological healthSafe system of workSystemPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENSafety and Health at Work, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 421-423 (2021)
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description	Providing a “safe system of work” is the essence of the general duties that employers have to their employees under workplace health and safety regulations. Despite this, consistent and appropriate definition of what constitutes a safe system of work is almost non-existent. Available definitions tend to confuse a safe system of work with management practices intended to bring about a safe system, or conflate the broad system suggested in general duties clauses with procedures or work methods that are focused on particular hazards or tasks. This article develops a definition of safe systems of work which recognises the broad scope of the concept and includes psychological health and return to work processes. This definition can be used by a range of stakeholders to better communicate the scope of occupational health and safety duties and more consistently assess whether a safe system has been provided both before and after incidents occur.
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Defining a “Safe System of Work”

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