Participation for understanding: An interactive method
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Introduction: There are many available models that help evaluate the effectiveness of safety and health measures, but many are complex and require input from many departments within an organization. There is a need to develop a more user-friendly model. Method: A participative model was developed that involves face-to-face interviewers with workers, maintenance department, purchasing department and health and safety experts. They were asked about costs, efforts, benefits, and effects of gauging the effects of prevention efforts. Results: Cost effectiveness analyses are essential in all cases and can include whatever the end-user requires, whether it is a small or lasting improvement. Having management participate helps validate the data. Conclusions: Organizations who collaborate with someone with at least some skill in cost-benefit evaluations will find that they will be able to establish policies and procedures from the data. The end result is a calculation that is understood by all involved. © 2005 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Topics
ArbeidsproductiviteitCostsEconomic evaluation toolsEvaluation modelsSafetyAccident preventionCost benefit analysisCostsEconomic and social effectsIndustrial managementMathematical modelsPreventive maintenanceEconomic evaluation toolsEvaluation modelsHealth measuresUser-friendly modelsIndustrial economicsarticlebioengineeringcost benefit analysiseconomicshumaninterviewmethodologyNetherlandsoccupational health serviceproductivityCost-Benefit AnalysisEfficiencyHuman EngineeringHumansInterviewsNetherlandsOccupational Health Services
TNO Identifier
238645
ISSN
00224375
Source
Journal of Safety Research, 36(3), pp. 231-236.
Pages
231-236
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