<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article presents a case study; an analysis and a proposal concerning the improvement of the conditions of occupational health and safety in a reloading terminal of a logistics company. The specificity of the workplace means that employees are exposed to a permanent overload of the musculoskeletal system, which is determined in the process of transporting loads of significant mass. After the analysis, the introduction of changes in the conditions of safe and hygienic work at selected positions was suggested. Qualitative research using the observation method, as well as a quantitative approach after introducing changes in working conditions show a change in employees’ attitudes to their work, as well as their higher performance. After a year of operation of the proposed and introduced changes, it was decided to introduce them for new employees and external companies working at the transshipment terminal.</p></abstract>

The article presents a case study; an analysis and a proposal concerning the improvement of the conditions of occupational health and safety in a reloading terminal of a logistics company. The specificity of the workplace means that employees are exposed to a permanent overload of the musculoskeletal system, which is determined in the process of transporting loads of significant mass. After the analysis, the introduction of changes in the conditions of safe and hygienic work at selected positions was suggested. Qualitative research using the observation method, as well as a quantitative approach after introducing changes in working conditions show a change in employees’ attitudes to their work, as well as their higher performance. After a year of operation of the proposed and introduced changes, it was decided to introduce them for new employees and external companies working at the transshipment terminal.

Selected problems of managing work safety - case study

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The article presents a case study; an analysis and a proposal concerning the improvement of the conditions of occupational health and safety in a reloading...

Selected problems of managing work safety - case study

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2020

Páginas: 99 - 103

Recibido: 24 may 2020

Aceptado: 31 jul 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2020.26.20

Palabras clave
Occupational accidents, Safety management, Culture

© 2020 Artur Woźny, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Selected problems of managing work safety - case study

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2020

Páginas: 99 - 103

Recibido: 24 may 2020

Aceptado: 31 jul 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2020.26.20

Palabras claveOccupational accidents, Safety management, Culture

© 2020 Artur Woźny, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Occupational accidents, Safety management, Culture