BC15-2 HRM: Occupational Health and Safety Program for Burj Oman LLC

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the occupational health and safety program at Burj Oman LLC, a construction company established in 1992. It emphasizes the importance of such programs for companies operating in Oman, where they are legally mandated to protect workers. The report covers various aspects of occupational health and safety, including risk assessment, implementation of safety measures, employee training, and compliance with local regulations like the General Labor Law 2/2000 and related decrees. The study reviews literature on the impact of psychological stress in the workplace and highlights the benefits of having robust health and safety policies for employee well-being and productivity. It further details Burj Oman LLC's specific measures, such as preventive medical examinations, continuous monitoring, and collaboration with stakeholders to ensure a safe working environment. The report also touches on the company's commitment to reducing industrial injuries and promoting a culture of safety through training, employee involvement, and adherence to safety requirements.

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Introduction
In Oman, Companies are not allowed to operate if they do not have a health and safety program,
the objectives of this program is to ensure that workers get protected during their time at the
workplace. Although the regulations contained in the health and Safety program may not be
applicable to every work place, there should be a safety and risk assessment conducted by every
company to determine hazards that are present in the workplace (Blanpain, Pochet and Bamber,
2010). This paper seeks to show the importance of having an occupational health and safety
program for Burj Oman LLC as well as other companies. The report covers all areas of
occupational health and safety including the role of these policies in a company.
Objectives of the study
The overall objective of the study is to show the importance of setting out programs of
occupational health and safety and policies that are used in different companies in Oman. The
study also looks at the impact in the company after the implementation of occupational health
and safety programs in the company (Fundamental rights at work and international labour
standards, 2003). Also, to look at the current situation regarding problems associated with health
and safety of this construction firm.
Company profile
Burj Oman is a construction company that was established in 1992 to deliver quality service in
the construction industry. The company consists of various professional that have been picked
from the best institutions in the country to carry out the projects. The company has undertaken

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several major constructions projects which have been categorized as among the best in the
country.
Burj Oman LLC provides safe conditions for the work of its employees. For each new project
and the technology used, the latest developments in the field of employee health and safety as
well as fire safety are used. For each employee and each new technology, we estimate the risk of
an accident and possible harm to health (Office, 2011). We conduct periodic risk assessments
and take the necessary actions to reduce it to an acceptable level in order to ensure the
improvement of working conditions for a long time. Heads of individual units, doctors and health
and safety specialists, as well as the security service are involved in processes related to the
health of employees (Hunt, 2008).
For Burj Oman LLC, there is a team to protect the health and safety of employees at the
company level, which prepares the main tasks and creates programs proposed for approval by the
Board of Directors.
Task 1
Literature review
Long before the terms psychological factors and stress at work were common, the chief
physician of the United States department of human services presented a report on national
health protection of the then eighty million workers (Howard, 2010). The report noted that when
a worker is increasingly subjected to psychological stress at work place they are prone to threats

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of mental health, cardiovascular diseases and somatic disorders which is why health and safety
policy is vital for companies to protect such workers.
In 2001, a study by National council for compensation insurance found that psychological
disability was caused by constant psychological stress in the work place and this accounted for
over 10% of all claims for occupational diseases. A European Union Study conducted in 2010,
suggested that the number of workers who suffered and complained about organizational
difficulties that cause stress is way higher than those suffering from physical exertion. A study
conducted by (Blanpain, Pochet and Bamber, 2010) shows that those organizations that had
occupational health and safety programs and policies were at a much better position to deal with
any stress that may be work related and therefore this leads to increase in productivity. The
study also found out that personal and emotional problems in the workplace were associate with
health complaints among them stress more than family and financial troubles (Burke, Clarke and
Cooper, 2016).
Task 2
Health and safety of employees in the company provides for:
Preventing a possible risk of injury or damage to the health of the company's personnel or
customers.Assessment of necessary security measures to eliminate hazardous sources of
radiation, reduce risk, implement technical and organizational measures and use personal
protective equipment.Continuous use of safety measures to ensure that the risk of injury and
harm to health is reduced. Ensuring safe and favorable working conditions for employees in
accordance with the nature of their activities, using appropriate, ergonomic equipment to provide

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opportunities for work. Conducting preventive medical examinations and accepting employees
on the basis of their state of health.
Periodic monitoring, assessment and reporting of staff health and safety in the work
system, including goals and improvement programs.Carrying out hazardous work in strict
accordance with the instructions and under the supervision of responsible employees.Permanent
updating of the security declaration in accordance with changes in legislation and changes in
work processes.Continuous training in this area, raising awareness of all employees and external
customers about the importance of health and safety at work (Stowell, Adams and Burnside,
2010).
Control of legal aspects, technical guidelines and other requirements in all areas related to health
and safety in the workplace, as well as monitoring the timely and proper implementation of these
requirements in practice.Collaborate with and inform employees, suppliers, consumers,
institutions and other people and institutions in the field of health and safety.
A significant part of our activities are carried out at industrial facilities, and therefore security
issues at the workplace are of high priority for the stable functioning of all business components
of the Burj Oman LLC Group. One of the main assets of any company is its employees. The
value of human life and its health is above economic results and production achievements.
Therefore, the plans for sustainable development and further expansion of production cannot be
realized without organized control over potentially dangerous objects and technological
processes (The personal protective technology program at NIOSH, 2008). Creation of safe and
comfortable working conditions for employees, reducing industrial injuries, healthy living
conditions for future generations are important components of Burj Oman LLC's strategy.

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Ensuring an integrated approach to all aspects of occupational safety is the main goal of
the process of building a system for managing occupational safety and health at all levels. The
ultimate goal of these efforts is to provide the Burj Oman LLC Group with a leading position in
the field of safety and labor protection among mining and metallurgical companies (Friend and
Kohn, 2007). The plans for the implementation of this goal are to improve working conditions
and improve the effectiveness of employees' actions.
The main components of continuous improvement of measures to ensure labor protection and
industrial safety for the company are:
 Organization of effective training and advanced training of workers in the field of labor
protection and industrial safety.
 Knowledge, understanding and strict compliance with the safety requirements of each
employee.
 Involvement of all employees in activities to ensure safe working conditions using the
staff motivation mechanism.
 Prevention and minimization of economic losses related to accidents, accidents at work
and occupational diseases.
 Informing employees about working conditions in the workplace, about existing
production risks and measures to reduce them.
 Distribution of functions and responsibilities, exchange of experience between different
levels of management, orientation to safe production and technology.
 Obligatory application of the provided means of individual and collective protection,
devices and special clothes.

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 Formation of psychology of unacceptability of violations of safety rules and labor
protection requirements.
 Declaration of industrial safety, assessment of risks associated with the operation of
hazardous production facilities, as well as measures that Burj Oman LLC is undertaking
to reduce such risks.
 Unified security requirements for both their own employees and specialists rendering
services to enterprises that are members of Burj Oman LLC.
Burj Oman LLC seeks to systematically approach various aspects of ensuring safety at work,
attracting all possible resources. One of the most important priorities is the work to strengthen
the human resources of specialists working in the field of labor protection and safety
(Promotional framework for occupational safety and health, 2006). The most experienced
employees are involved in the work, due to their empowerment and responsibility, their status is
increased. A centralized record of accidents and accidents is made, allowing to determine the
dynamics of changes, as well as timely make appropriate management decisions, including the
development and implementation of preventive measures.
At the enterprises of the Burj Oman LLC Group, programs are implemented to protect
employees' health. In addition to compulsory medical examinations, employees are provided
with additional medical services for the prevention of occupational diseases, rehabilitation of
health in sanatoriums and dispensaries and treatment in specialized clinics. High indicators of
labor protection and industrial safety are the prestige of any company (Promotional framework
for occupational safety and health, 2006). Traumatism undermines the image of the enterprise

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and adversely affects the moral situation in the workforce. Therefore, one of the most urgent
tasks of Burj Oman LLC is a steady decrease in accidents and industrial injuries. Today, labor
protection and industrial safety are becoming key elements of the business management system.
TASK 3
The state regulation of Oman in matters of health and safety at work has a strong influence of the
International Labor regulations, so there are many parallels between them. However, and in
general terms, the Oman legislation on occupational safety and health is characterized by an
excessive generalist content, giving a high degree of flexibility as regards the means used to
comply with legal obligations (DeCenzo, Robbins and Verhulst, 2013).
The main regulation in Oman on labor and occupational risk prevention is as follows:
• General Labor Law 2/2000: It is the main normative source of the Oman labor legislation. It
applies to all workers who provide services for others in an organization and under the
supervision and direction of the employer. It contains, among others, general provisions,
modalities of contract and their conditions, optional field of the employer and considerations in
matters of safety and health.
• Executive Decree no. 06/06, by which the General Regulation of the Safety and Hygiene
Services of the Work in the Companies is approved.
• Decree no. 53/05, by which the Legal Regime of Work-related Accidents and Occupational
Diseases is issued.

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• Decree no. 31, which establishes the principles that point to the promotion of Safety, Hygiene
and Health at Work. Revokes all legal and regulatory provisions that contravene the provisions
of this decree.
Parallel to this normative reference, there are specific legal texts for the protection of the health
of workers in certain sectors of activity, especially in the Oil & Gas sector, one of the economic
engines of the country.
Labor aspects
The General Labor Law applies to workers who provide remunerated services on behalf of an
employer. Public officials, members of cooperatives or non-governmental organizations, family
work and occasional work, the activities of personnel involved in commercial operations,
consultants and members of administrative bodies or other bodies are excluded from the scope of
this law (Harzing and Pinnington, 2015).
Among other aspects, the Law establishes equality of opportunities and non-discrimination in the
workplace, freedom of association and the consequent right to exercise trade union activity, the
right to collective bargaining, the right to strike and the right to assemble and participate in the
activities of the company.
The employment contract is mandatory and, generally, indefinite. Temporary contracts for the
execution of a work or service will have a maximum duration established in the Law depending
on their characteristics and can be renewed (Ivancevich and Konopaske, 2013).According to
International Labor Organization, workers should be protected from injury, sickness and disease
arising from their workplace. However, in reality this is very different in many countries. ILO

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standards on occupational health and safety provide tools for governments such as Omani,
employers and also employees to establish a framework and practices that provide maximum
safety at work (Foot, Hook and Jenkins, 2016). One of the standards that has been adopted by the
Oman government from ILO is the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981(no.155)
which provides for adoption of a national occupational safety and health policy to improve
working conditions and promote occupational safety and health (Lewer et al., 2006).
Strengths, weaknesses and recommendations
The company has a very good occupational health and safety policy with the management
willing to adhere to the company’s stipulated guidelines. On the other hand, on weakness is that
very few employees are aware of what is contained in the company’s policy and therefore the
major recommendation will be that there is need for educating employees on what the company’s
policy say about occupational health and safety (Shaw, McPhail and Ressia, 2018).
Conclusion
For one reason or another, the level of health safety and awareness is not yet at the place it ought
to be. Mainly it is because as a cost burden, health and safety is still considered a big hiccup.
Workers have marginal awareness on issues health and safety however, the firm has taken upon
itself to ensure that health and safety program is followed to the letter. A conclusion can
reasonably be drawn that Burj Oman LLC is faring well on this matters of occupational health
and safety.

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