Integration of OSHAD-SF requirements in Public and Private sector organisations’ core strategies in Abu Dhabi, UAE

This research proposal aims to analyse the health and safety processes which have been formulated by the governing body of OSHAD-SF and recommends effective integration with OSHA-SF in private organisation in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Table of Contents
Overview and Significance of the study....................................................................................2
Aim and Objectives....................................................................................................................3
Aim.........................................................................................................................................3
Objective 1.............................................................................................................................3
Objective 2.............................................................................................................................4
Objective 3.............................................................................................................................5
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................6
The concept of OSHAD-SF in Abu Dhabi............................................................................6
Benefits provided by OSHAD-SF..........................................................................................7
Integration of OSHAD-SF requirements in Public and Private sector organisations’ core
strategies.................................................................................................................................8
Research Design.........................................................................................................................9
Methodology..............................................................................................................................9
Ethical issues............................................................................................................................10
Assumed outcomes...................................................................................................................11
Implications..............................................................................................................................11
Timeline for research.................................................................................................................0
References..................................................................................................................................0

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Title: The integration of OSHAD-SF requirements in Public and Private sector
organisations’ core strategies in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Overview and Significance of the study
Occupational health and safety process was established in 2010 and this is the
comprehensive and integrated management system of occupational safety. In Abu Dhabi,
organisational incidents, injuries, illness all these criteria are catered by that process. OSHAD
lead and coordinate the developing regulation of Emirate. The basic elements are dealing
with OSH roles and responsibilities. Self-regulation of OSH is defined for the external
stakeholders as well. In Element 4 of communication and consultation, employees’ policies
are redefined through the case (Oshad.ae 2018). OSHAD is the Competent Authority
implements the health and safety process. Abu Dhabi government delivers the best
international practice for that. There are some plans like lifting plans for employees, medical
surveillance process will be ensured in the proper process. Abu Dhabi Administration is
devoted to guard the health and safety of all employees and to expand the performance of
offices to the best and uppermost levels in this zone, in order to subsidize to stopping and
minimalizing incidents and grievances and work-related diseases and illness. Improvement in
performance will be there as the government has some principles to protect their employees
from social hazards and operational matter (Oshad.ae 2018). Government individuals are
openly managed by OSHAD, which appraisal their organisation schemes and monitor the
operation.
The significance of the study ensures the amalgamation of OSHAD regulation and
recommends effective integration with OSHA-SF in private organisation. The regulations are
based on the codes of practice, the standard guideline for values, and the process of
mechanism effective for employees. There are some other relevant competent authorities like

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federal, local authorities for the employees (Oshad.ae 2018). The role of other competent
authorities is the participation and contribution of the development for the employees which
is approved by the proper guideline of OSHAD-SF (Oshad.ae 2018). Delegation and
appropriate operation processes are also maintained by the enforcement appraisal of
OSHAD-SF and that is a mandatory process.
Aim and Objectives
Aim
The aim of the research is to analyse the health and safety processes which have been
formulated by the governing body of OSHAD. There is some derivation of occupational
exposure in the private and public sector industry in Abu Dhabi. Thus, the values of
occupational health and safety ensured in that case.
Objective 1
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound
To ensure the
vision of Abu
Dhabi
Government to
protect
employees from
health hazards.
The situation
will be
measured by the
Integrated
system of
Prevention
policies applied
to the
community. If a
good success
rate is
The project can
be achieved
through the
effective
implementation
of the policies
and OSH
capabilities and
concept.
This is a
relevant
approach in
business as
occupational
safety is the
primary need of
an employee in
an organisation.
The organisation
progress and
The process of
meeting this key
objective may
take 2 years to
consolidate. But
once it happens,
it will be a great
achievement for
the Abu Dhabi
government as
well as for the

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maintained
throughout the
successive
years.
advancement
depend on that
effective
employee's
productivity.
employees in
private and
public sector.
Objective 2
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound
To determine
the occupational
benefit and
health programs
to business
efficiencies of
employees
The process will
be measured by
the international
and national
outflow of
business and
reach of that
business at its
highest level.
It can be
achieved by the
systematic
manner of OSH
cultural change.
The
incorporation of
international
standards along
with the
communication
and consultation
is the key
approach in that
case.
The process is
relevant as there
are some risks
worthy situation
for employee
and they have to
deal with the
situation.
Polices are made
by the
government to
ensure their
safeties.
The process can
take 1 year as
there are lots of
permissions and
protocols to
execute that.

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Objective 3
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound
To analyse the
positive changes
in health care
system and
improvements in
business
efficiency
The system will
be measured by
the employees'
production
improvement
and utility
nature of the
work. The
official
advancement of
OSHMS and
long-term
success in health
and safety
reduces mental
challenges to
cope up with the
organisation.
The process can
be achieved by
the application
of performance
management,
the collaboration
of government
and private
entities. Their
incorporation
provides them
with a scope of
mental
wellbeing in a
safe working
condition.
OHS
performance
controls the
process and that
is the reason
most of the
employees feel
safe and sound
in the
organisation.
The relevancy is
there with the
organisational
development.
The process
needs 1year of
time as the
system
framework
management is
the key
approach in this
process of
complexity.

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Literature Review
The concept of OSHAD-SF in Abu Dhabi
An Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS) is a tool which
integrates all occupational safety and health management components of business into one
system. These components assist the business to gain its objectives perfectly by reducing
occupational safety and health risks. This approach needs to combine all occupational health
and safety internal business management practice into one integrated system which can be
implemented by different entitles. Different management components Abu Dhabi
Occupational Safety and Health System Framework (OSHAD-SF) require links between
them to continue a complete system which operates as a whole as entity and emirate level
(Oshad.ae 2018). OSHAD-SF follows the key requirements from the international standards,
such as Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems (ISO 19011), Occupational Health and
Safety System (OHSAS 18001) and Risk Management Principles (ISO 31000) (Oshad.ae
2018). The vision of OSHAD-SF is the workplace healthy and safe for all and mission
statement of the organisation is to protect the employees by implementing integrated and
sustainable OSH system along with international standards of excellence, innovation,
competency for spreading OSH culture in Abu Dhabi. Values of OSHAD-SF are the
commitment, happiness and positive energy, leadership and teamwork, competency, integrity
and creativity and innovation (Al Maini et al. 2015). Roles and responsibilities of OSHAD-
SF are to develop and update the requirements the overall system and implementation of
relevant parties and the framework coordinates the concerned authority on all the issues
related to the policy in order to raise the performance of occupational health and safety
performance in the country. This framework monitors the implementation of health and
safety in the workplace through audit and inspection. OSHAD provides licensing and
registration of OSH practitioners and OSH professional entitles in the Emirate (Oshad.ae

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2018). This framework can develop and implement OSH awareness programme and it sets an
incentive system to encourage the OSHAD SF implementation. In addition, OSHAD SF
holds the conference on occupational health and safety.
The aim of OSHAD-SF is to integrated existing laws and regulation of OSH. This
framework aims to ensure all the vision Government of Abu Dhabi should be promoted and
achieved (Devkaran and O'Farrell 2014). The strategic objectives of OSHAD-SF are to
update the system that includes the technical guidance and the framework sets the objective
of the new requirement within the system in coordination and cooperation with relevant
authorities. This system prepares the memorandum of understanding with local points such as
mutual cooperation and benefit in international destinations from best practices (Al Dhaheri
et al. 2017). OSHAD-SF wants the effective application of standards of occupational safety
and healthy and it ensures compliance with reporting of accidents in the workplace.
Benefits provided by OSHAD-SF
Abu Dhabi Government confirms the positive and increases role being played by the
government and positive entitles in promoting OHS in practice. OSHAD-SF can bring a
benefit of improved OHS standards in the workplace both private and public sector. Private
and public entities need to meet and strive to exceed the requirement level maintaining the
compliance of OHS (Hashim, Alkaabi and Bharwani 2014). The benefit provided by
OSHAD-SF can bring the reduced corporate liabilities and risks. This framework can reduce
injuries, incidents and illness in the workplace (Oshad.ae 2018). This framework will help to
report the injuries in the workplace immediately after the incident happens. OSHAD-SF
defines the minimum requirement to be met by entitles so that they can seek to establish
complaint OSHMS (Loeppke et al. 2016). OSHAD needs to be robust in the occupational
health programme and it can improve business efficiency. Implementation of OSHAD-SF in
private and public corporations can increase the staff wellbeing and morale of the people

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(Loney et al. 2013). OSHAD-SF shares the distinctive feature integrating some of the
international OSH standards like Regulatory Integration of OSH, Capacity Building and
Emiratisation, communication and consultation, Risk management, performance
management, the partnership between government and private entities and promote and
reward staff regulation (Oshad.ae 2018).
Integration of OSHAD-SF requirements in Public and Private sector organisations’
core strategies
OHS is important in both private and public sector organisations and it includes health
and safety of the customers, employees, volunteers, contractors and visitors. The
management of both public and private companies follow the legal requirement to have the
long-term success of the business (Lim et al. 2016). Integration of OSHAD-SF requirements
into the organisations can help the firm to retain staffs, the incident of an accident in the firm
will be lowered down, the firms will be able to maximise the employee productivity and they
can minimise the injury and illness in the workplace. The core strategies of firms are related
to the profit-making and revenue generations and the organisations create strategies for
human resource (Rothmore and Boucaut 2015). Implementation of OSHAD-SF into the core-
strategies of the organisation will reduce the costs of injuries incurred upon the firms and the
firms will spend less money as compensation (Hussain et al. 2016). The firms will ensure to
meet the legal obligation and employee responsibilities through OSHAD-SF system.
Essentials of OSHMS implementation can support the integration of OSH culture into an
organisation (Oshad.ae 2018). The organisation can be active in the involvement of each of
the individuals in the workplace and the private and public firms will be able to identify the
hazards along with will be able to do a risk assessment (Al Dhaheri et al. 2017). The
organisation will be able to do effective communication through consultation. The essential

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of OSHAD-SF is the commitment of senior management and leadership in the provision of
appropriate information, education and training.
Research Design
There are three major types of research design like Exploratory, Descriptive, and
Explanatory. All these designs are aligned with the in-depth manner of research analysis and
help in the case of understanding the effectiveness of the project. The mannerism of research
and extensive analysis of the program and their effectiveness in business is important in
research design.
In this research process, the descriptive design will be followed. The research design
helps in case of evaluating the research in the proper and scientific way (Grivna et al. 2012).
The major steps are formulated by the evidence and that comes with the research background.
Scientific methods are used in that case and that allows the observations of policies in
OSHAD-SF. There are some true experiments of analysing data, found from the labours,
workers, employees and the senior management of the organisation (Hajat, Harrison and
Shather 2012). The hypothesis process sometimes takes high testing times and but the process
of descriptive research provides analysis in quick time.
Methodology
Research philosophy is about the phenomenon that is analysed and gathered for the
use of the research. In the process of research strategy, philosophies are taken for the
research. Positivism, Post-positivism, and Interpretivism are three major philosophies in
general research structure (Hussain, Khan & Al-Aomar 2016).
In this research process, Positivism philosophy will be used. The observation of
policies and the regulations are the key matter in that case and that allows rich tradition of

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research analysis. Expectations can be made on the source of the former experimental
situations and clarified authenticities and their inter-relationships. Positivism has also had a
positive connotation with the corporal and usual sciences and in this research process; the
things are clarified and granted.
In case of research approach, inductive and deductive and inductive approaches are
there. These three approaches find some positive inter-relation between variables. In this
research process, deductive research approach will be used. The approach based on the
existing theory. The strategic decision making, in that case, is based on the hypothesis. The
relationship between these factors is creating concepts and makes an advantage or avoids
risks. The complete research can be done in quick time.
In data collection method, Primary and secondary both these data collection method
deliver validity and reliability (El Oakley et al. 2013). The research area, in that case,
evaluates the quality, source, depth of analysis and extent of contribution. In this research
process, the primary research process will be used. The process collects data from two
processes like quantitative and qualitative data collection method. In that case focus on
groups, interview, questionnaires of open-ended questions, case studies, and role play is a
major concern, thus qualitative study will be used for the legitimate formulation of the
research. Research analysis will be qualitative in that case helps to gather data from the
different source as well to evaluate that.
Ethical issues
Some ethical considerations are there in the research and the researcher has to follow
the process while doing the research. Confidentiality of participants, respect for the dignity of
speech, honesty, transparency in research will be important (Abdel-Razig et al. 2016). No
manipulation will be done from the researcher end and participants can say anything about

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the matter and the analysis is based on that only. Misleading participants in a kind of
unethical matter and that will not happen in this research process. Participants are delivering
their answers with full consent and that will be ethical for the research.
Assumed outcomes
The outcome will be valuable and reliable for the future research process. The
relationship and implementation of OSHAD on OSHAD-SF are one of the major steps that
Arabic Government has taken and future study will exhibit the process (Vetter and Boecker
2012). There is some limitation regarding time and money but overall the approach and
values taken from methodology and literature review respectively address the fulfilment of
research. The outcomes are based on the issues and decisions made by Executive council and
government of Abu Dhabi. General entities and OSH programs in private and public sector
companies are helpful for the employees.
Implications
The general implication concern about authorises approval of the government.
Employees are benefitted by that approach and registered policies help them to channelize the
process. OSHAD maintenance by the government of Abu Dhabi has segmented in some
sections (Vetter and Boecker 2012). Nomination of high-risk entity concerns with SRA,
notification of Medium risk entity concerns with Mechanism 5.0-OHS and that ensure the
official notification process of activities. In the case of low-risk regulatory authority controls
the entire process and compliance against OSHAD-SF turned down through the case. The
research will help to compose the situation and make way for the further development of the
business.

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Timeline for research
Week 1 Week 4 Week 8 Week 12 Week 16 Week 20 Week 24 Week 28 Week 32 Week 36
Examine the
Topic
Topic Analysis
Overview and
purpose
Review of
literature
Methodology
Finding and
analysis
Possible
consequences
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Conclusion and
Recommendation
Final Submission

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