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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly and permanently changed modern life in the private and professional dimensions, where numerous consequences of the virus have affected employees and employers. Both groups were forced to implement numerous changes to ensure the work process’s safety. The multi-dimensionality of this concept and, consequently, the multi-directionality of its potential and required actions taken by companies have become the basis for a theoretical and practical analysis of conditions for supporting broadly understood employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected production companies in Poland. The pilot studies’ results indicated the leading direction and scope of actions taken so far, their main types, stimulating factors and barriers, perceived benefits and future trends. The article’s conclusions may form the basis for universal good practices supporting the safety of employees in the production sector, which, regardless of the duration of the pandemic, may be used as effective and efficient improvement measures in generating measurable benefits for all stakeholders.</p>
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly and permanently changed modern life in the private and professional dimensions, where numerous consequences of the virus have affected employees and employers. Both groups were forced to implement numerous changes to ensure the work process’s safety. The multi-dimensionality of this concept and, consequently, the multi-directionality of its potential and required actions taken by companies have become the basis for a theoretical and practical analysis of conditions for supporting broadly understood employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected production companies in Poland. The pilot studies’ results indicated the leading direction and scope of actions taken so far, their main types, stimulating factors and barriers, perceived benefits and future trends. The article’s conclusions may form the basis for universal good practices supporting the safety of employees in the production sector, which, regardless of the duration of the pandemic, may be used as effective and efficient improvement measures in generating measurable benefits for all stakeholders.

Analysis of conditions for supporting employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in manufacturing companies in Poland

Engineering Management in Production and Services

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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly and permanently changed modern life in the private and professional dimensions, where numerous consequences of the...

Analysis of conditions for supporting employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in manufacturing companies in Poland

Data publikacji: 30 cze 2023

Zakres stron: 83 - 95

Otrzymano: 22 lis 2022

Przyjęty: 15 maj 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2023-0014

Słowa kluczowe
safety management, COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturing companies

© 2023 Anna Wronka, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Analysis of conditions for supporting employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in manufacturing companies in Poland

Data publikacji: 30 cze 2023

Zakres stron: 83 - 95

Otrzymano: 22 lis 2022

Przyjęty: 15 maj 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2023-0014

Słowa kluczowesafety management, COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturing companies

© 2023 Anna Wronka, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
safety management, COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturing companies