Essays about: "occupational safety and health"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 46 essays containing the words occupational safety and health.

  1. 11. Evaluating the Implementation of Sustainability Management Systems in Green-tech Companies : A case study at Northvolt AB

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Anna Hammar; Nathalie Jonsson; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability management system; green-tech; corporate sustainability; integrated management system; hållbarhetsledningssystem; green-tech; hållbarhetsarbete; integrerade ledningssystem;

    Abstract : In recent times, sustainability has become a top management priority as well as a competitive advantage for organizations. Green-tech companies that develop and commercialize innovations and technology, that protect the environment by alleviating environmental market failures while preserving natural resources, have increased as a result. READ MORE

  3. 12. Adoption of Digital Occupational Safety and Health Technologies in the Construction Sector

    University essay from KTH/Ergonomi

    Author : Mohammad Bagir; [2021]
    Keywords : OSH; Occupational; health; safety; technology; digitalisation; adoption; construction; TAM; HTO; Hälsa; teknik; byggbransch; teknologi; OSH; MTO; säkerhet; digital; digitalisering;

    Abstract : The construction sector is a considerable contributor to a country's economy. For example, there are more than 300 000 people employed in the construction sector in Sweden. Unfortunately, workers’ safety is a big problem in this high-employment sector since the potential risk for injury is high. READ MORE

  4. 13. How Can the Construction Client Improve the Work Environment in the Real Estate and Construction Process? : An Investigation of the Health and Safety Aspects in the Early Phases

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Jessica Ziegler; [2021]
    Keywords : Health and Safety aspects; Work Environment; Construction; Early phases; Planning and Design phases; Hälso- och säkerhetsaspekter; Arbetsmiljö; Byggande; Tidiga skeden; Planering och projekterings skeden;

    Abstract : During the last decade, the Swedish work environment authority (AV) observed a stagnancy of fatal accidents in Sweden. According to statistics, the building industry in Sweden is one of the third largest industries regarding occupational injuries and the industry with the most severe recorded fatal accidents. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Impact of Implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) During Construction

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Jonathan Matthei; [2021]
    Keywords : Building Information Modeling BIM ; Occupational Health and Safety OHS ; Construction Hazard Prevention through Design CHPtD ; AEC industry in Germany; Byggnadsinformationsmodell; Arbetsmiljö och säkerhet; Förebyggandet av hälsorisker; Byggindustri i Tyskland;

    Abstract : Health and safety during construction remains a worldwide challenge that the construction industry is facing. The German construction industry recorded an average of 110,000 accidents per year in the period of 2010 to 2019. A discernible trend toward a decrease in occupational accidents is not visible. READ MORE

  6. 15. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS OF BANNING TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT IN THE GERMAN MEAT INDUSTRY

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Boglárka Takács; [2021]
    Keywords : risk society thesis; individualization thesis; individual survival strategies; German meat industry; precariat; migrant workers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The German meat industry is a popular labour market destination for unskilled Eastern and Middle European workers. The precarious employment and housing conditions, exacerbated by a staggering number of COVID-19 infections, received immense media attention in 2020. READ MORE