Proactive Health, Safety and wellbeing Management

This article discusses different types of injuries, and hazards at the workplace, the role of safety, and wellbeing for workers in the construction industry and various approaches to reduce accidents, and injuries at the workplace. It also covers key components of proactive health and safety management.

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ntroductionI .............................................................................................................................................2
iterature ReviewL ..................................................................................................................................2
Approaches and tools to manage health safety and wellbeing, , ...........................................................3
he Reactive approachT ........................................................................................................................3
he Static ApproachT .............................................................................................................................3
he active approachT .............................................................................................................................3
he Dynamic approachT ......................................................................................................................4
egislation and RegulationsL ....................................................................................................................4
nforcement and monitoringE ............................................................................................................4
ducation and trainingE .........................................................................................................................4
Advisory services...............................................................................................................................5
rograms and motivatorsP ....................................................................................................................5
Awareness.........................................................................................................................................5
Research and data management.......................................................................................................5
ey components of proactive health and safety managementK ...............................................................6
ormalized safety policiesF ..................................................................................................................7
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ective and regular communication regarding health and safetyE ..........................................................7
Support for behaviour based safety..................................................................................................7
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lization of leading and lagging indicatorsU ..........................................................................................7
Cutting edge tools and systems............................................................................................................7
requency safety training and discussionF ..........................................................................................7
mpowered and motivated employeesE ...............................................................................................8
Synergies between approaches.............................................................................................................8
Cause of injuries and hazards in workplace...........................................................................................8
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................9
References...........................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
Health, safety, and well-being play an important role in workplaces in the last few years.
Many researchers indicate that health, safety, and well-being can affect workers,
employees, and organization in a negative manner. There are many factors that impact
on health and wellbeing of workers in construction industries, and workplaces such as
accidents, health hazards, injuries, safety hazards, and perils. Hazards and injuries in
workers at the workplace are very common and the main reasons for these accidents
and injuries are that lack of policies, lack of safety, and contact with high power
supplies. The main objective of this article is that identify different types of injuries, and
hazards at the workplace, the role of safety, and wellbeing for workers in the
construction industry and various approaches to reduce accidents, and injuries at the
workplace. According to World health organization, in last few years injuries and
accidents at the workplace are increased rapidly and the main reason of this increment
is that lack of policies and strategies at workplaces (Glendon, Clarke, and McKenna,
2016). This report is explaining about different types of approaches and methods to
reduce hazards, and accidents in the workplace, and manage health, safety, and well-
being of workers in the construction industry. In Singapore, to reduce hazards, and
accidents in the workplace, many organizations, and communities consider new
approaches to improve health, the safety of workers in the construction industry. Total
WSH is a new approach which provides a platform to improve the health of workers,
and also promote health in construction industries, and workplaces (Grant,
Christianson, and Price, 2007).
Literature Review
Safety at a workplace is very important in last few years, there are many accidents,
hazards, and injuries occur in construction industries, and workplaces due to lack of
policies, safety, and lack of health promotion (Guest, 2017). According to a report by the
World health organization, in construction industries and workplaces many workers
suffer from injuries, accidents, and hazards. Every 15 sec. a worker die due to an
accident or injury, and there are many reasons of this problem such as lack of policies,
and strategies, lack of equipment's, lack of safety place, contact with high power supply,
and lack of health, and safety organization (Hall, et al., 2016). Every day, around 6,300

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workers die due to injuries in construction industries, and almost 2.3 million people die
per year in the workplace. According to data of last few years, the rate of deaths related
to injuries, and accidents in construction industries is increased rapidly and it is the 2nd
biggest problem of deaths at the workplace (Soehod and Laxman, 2007). In the last few
years, health, and safety programs have been increased and also many policies
developed in many countries to reduce the rate of accidents in construction industries.
Many of organization prefer a single OSH to reduce injuries, and hazards at the
workplace (Haslam, et al., 2016). Many studies show that where people and work and
use complex technologies in industries their workers suffer from many injuries and
hazards due to lack of safety in the workplace (Yunus, and Latiffi, 2017). A platform is
required to promote health, safety at workplace and to reduce this injury at workplace
government developed many policies, and also provide a proper training regarding
health, safety, and wellbeing in the construction industry (Alkilani et al., 2013).
Approaches and tools to manage health, safety, and wellbeing
The Reactive approach
It is the most important approach to manage health, and safety at the workplace, local
organizations, and in construction industries. This approach is used to provide a
platform to protect the health of workers and employees in construction industries by
providing proper training. There are three characteristics of this approach such as
minimal safety program, lack of policies, and management, and limited access to funds.
According to research, many organization or construction industries should not provide
proper training related to work and they do not develop policies and strategies to
reduce injuries, and accidents in the workplace.
The Static Approach
It is the next step after the reactive approach, and many organizations and construction
industries choose this approach for worker, and employee’s safety. An organization who
use this approach for workers; they should improve their workplace and also promote
health, and safety for workers. There are main three characteristics of this approach
such as informal safety process, management attitude, and workers are not permitted
regarding safety.

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The active approach
Workers with some knowledge about issues related to health, and safety, are required
an active approach for safety in the workplace and in the construction industry. In this
approach, managers or employees provide a proper training about their works and
promote health in the workplace. There are few characteristics of this approach such as
organization is disposed to invest money to reduce risk, and hazards at the workplace,
health, and safety processes are enforced, a behavioural health and safety nation
(Murphy, 1996).
The Dynamic approach
A dynamic approach is the last and most important approach which is used in many
organization and construction industries to reduce accidents, and injuries.
Organizations that use the dynamic approach they have invested money in developing a
nation, and policies regarding health and safety for workers, and employees. There are
main three characteristics of this approach such as management identify key factors
that increase accidents, and hazards in workplace, health, and safety issues are
discussed in a regular basis, and investment fund to reduce injuries at the workplace.
Legislation and Regulations
The OSHA provides many strategies and regulation to promote health, and safety in
construction industries, and workplaces. There are many communities that provide the
clearest way to construction industries for occupational health, safety, and wellbeing to
workers. However, any organization and construction industries should develop
policies, and approaches to reduce accidents, hazards, and other injuries at workplaces.
Enforcement and monitoring
Enforcement and monitoring are guided by SAWO community to reduce accidents, and
hazards in construction industries, and organizations. To monitor and enforcement
safety, and health-related issues in organizations, many health communities visit a
number of workplaces every year's Van (Heerden, Musonda, and Okoro, 2018). Only
government of health has the authority to monitor and enforce the law and develop
various policies regarding accidents, and hazards at the workplace.

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Education and training
Education and training play an important role in occupational health and safety in
workplaces for workers. There are many companies, and communities provide
education and training to promote health, and safety in workers.
Advisory services
These services are present to help workplace industries with legal policies, and
strategies to reduce accidents in construction industries. There are many communities
that provide advisory services regarding occupational of health, and safety in
workplaces. There are many stakeholders they require to develop a health and safety
program to improve the health of workers and also reduce injuries in workers (Murta,
Sanderson, and Oldenburg, 2007).
Programs and motivators
Programs and motivators can be used to increase the health of workers, and also
provide a platform to promote health in the workplace. Ministry of health provides
many programs regarding health and safety at workplaces. Motivators can promote
health and safety in workers, and also improve the quality of work in many
organizations. However, many organization and construction industries should develop
health and safety program to identify the cause of injuries, and hazards and also reduce
accidents, and injuries by motivating workers and promoting health and safety
programs (Hofmann, Burke, and Zohar, 2017).
Awareness
Awareness is the main common step to build great occupational of health and safety in
workplaces. In the absence of awareness, workers and employees are not able to
identify reasons of accidents, and hazards at workplaces. In an organization, manager
should promote workers regarding health and safety issues in the workplace and also
workers aware of their occupational safety, and health responsibilities.
Research and data management
These approaches allow investigation of latest and new practical ways to increase
occupational of health, and safety. Ontario provides a platform to identify the causes of
accidents, hazards, and injuries in construction industries. Research is a complex part to
understand the nature of the accident, and hazards in workplaces and it allow
identifying the main reasons for these injuries, and hazards in workplaces. Research

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and analysis of data can also help to investigate different types of risks in workplaces,
and also help to provide prevention methods regarding health and safety issues in
construction industries (Kelloway, Nielsen, and Dimoff, 2017).
There are many strategies that can be used to reduce health and safety related
accidents, hazards and injuries in the construction industry and workplaces such as
 Align health and safety of workers with business strategy
 Think globally, and act locally
 Promote health and safety programmes in the workplace
 Manage compliance issues regarding health and safety issues
 Manage skilled employees as a business funds
 Develop health and safety programmes
 Manage the diversity of the workforce
 Develop a continuous increment method
 Develop a process to change management
Key components of proactive health and safety management
Health and safety programs for any management play an important role to improve
health or workers and reduce accidents, and hazards in workplaces. Many organizations
are developing their management system to keep their workers and employees safe by
hazards, and injuries in the workplace and also improve their health and safety
programs. According to the national health services, an effective organization and
construction industry reduce accidents, hazards, and other injuries by the data-driven
system, and also provide proper training regarding the health and safety program.
There are following key components of health and safety management such as
 Formalized safety policies
 Support for behaviour-based safety
 Effective and regular communication about safety and health
 Cutting edge tools and systems
 Utilization of both leading and lagging indicators of safety
 Frequent safety training and discussion
 Comfort with reporting issues related to safety

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 Empowered and motivated employees (I report source, 2018).
Formalized safety policies
The initial step to wellbeing achievement is to design the outline of organization policies
regarding health and safety. Safety policies for workers should involve operating
information or data for workers to embrace and also follow in daily life.
Effective and regular communication regarding health and safety
Health and safety policies are cc very important of all organization to reduce hazards,
and injuries in the workplace (Zwetsloot, Leka, and Kines, 2017). It is critical that all
organization discuss policies related to health and safety with workers and manager or
employees to ensure understand health and safety policies and protect workers from
injuries, and accidents in the workplace.
Support for behaviour-based safety
According to national health services, unsafe behaviour at workplace improves many
health and safety issues in workers. To avoid these types of problem in any organization
managers should provide a platform to develop safety-based programmes. The
organization can create better behaviour by making positive habits which can help to
reduce health and safety issues in workplaces (LeitaEo, and Greiner, 2017).
Utilization of leading and lagging indicators
An organization with good safety records can develop a systematic process to identify
health and safety issues in workplaces. It provides a platform to understand and
investigate the cause of accidents and injuries in the workplace and how to reduce these
issues in the construction industry (Lay, et al., 2017).
Cutting edge tools and systems
According to NHS, the rate of injuries and accidents in construction industries and
workplaces is increased rapidly in the last few years and organization with low injuries
rate increase success of employees. Many organizations leverage this system to keep
their workers prepared to handle any health and safety issues or accidents in the
workplace.

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Frequency safety training and discussion
According to OSHA, education and training related to health, and safety provides proper
knowledge about health and safety issues and also helps to overcome accidents and
injuries in the workplace.
Empowered and motivated employees
Empowered and motivation play an important role in the development of health and
safety programmes. In any organization, managers motivate their employees and
workers regarding health and safety in the workplace and also research about health
and safety programmes.
Synergies between approaches
Health and safety program plays an important role in construction industries and works
to reduce accidents, hazards, and injuries. The main reason of injuries occurs in
construction industries and in any organization is that lack of policies and strategies
(Powers, 2017). According to the World health organization, to reduce accidents, and
injuries in workplace managers and employees of the organization should follow
approaches and strategies of health and safety program. There are many approaches to
reduce health and safety accidents in the workplace such as reactive, active, static, and
dynamic approach. In which dynamic approach is a most common approach which is
used by many organization and construction industries to reduce injuries and hazards
in the workplace. There are some other approaches that can help to improve health and
safety of workers in any organization such as enforcement and monitoring, education
and training, policies related to health and safety, program and motivators, and
awareness. All of these approaches are linked together, and the main reason for injuries
in the workplace is the lack of policies and equipment. However, the organization
should provide a proper training regarding health and safety issues and also develop
new health and safety programmes to reduce health-related issues in workplaces.
According to data from the WHO, the rate of accidents in construction industries is
increased and it is the 2nd largest cause of deaths in the last few years.
Cause of injuries and hazards in the workplace
Injuries and hazards in the workplace are a very critical problem for every construction
industries. According to the data, in 2015 the rate of injuries in Singapore increased by

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5.4% and the number of accidents was increased from 12,351 to 13,014 (Tremblay, and
Badri, 2018). In 2016, around 75% of injuries occur due to contact with the high power
supply in construction industries. There are many elements that lead to accidents and
injuries in workplaces such as
 Lack of policies
 Lack of training and education
 Contact with high power supply
 Lack of safety workplace
 Lifting
 Fatigue
 Poor lighting
 Stress
 Shortcuts
 Overconfidence
 Lack of housekeeping
 Lack of preparation (Reddon, 2016).
Figure: workplace deaths in Singapore
(Source: Olivia, 2016)
Conclusion
Safety at the workplace is very important for all organization and construction
industries. The rate of accidents and injuries in the workplace is increased day by day

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that can be reduced by developing policies and approaches for the organization. The
main reason for this problem is the lack of policies in construction industries and it can
be developed by promoting health and safety programmes in all organization and
industries. This paper is studied about the cause of injuries and hazards in the
workplace, and different types of approaches and tools to reduce injuries in the
workplace and construction industries. To reduce these types of problems in many
organizations, managers or employees should improve health and safety policies and
also develop a management system that will help to reduce the rate of accidents in the
workplace and increase the success of workers in the organization. The organization
can provide training and education program for workers and motivators that will help
to reduce injuries in workplaces. According to the literature review, the rate of injuries
and hazards in the workplace has been doubled in last few years, and every day, around
6,300 workers die due to injuries in construction industries, and almost 2.3 million
people die per year in the workplace. In this paper, we discussed key components of
health, and safety management and to overcome injuries, and accidents in workplace
managers should communicate with workers and motivate regarding their work.

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