An assessment of the OHSAS 18001 certification process: Objective drivers and consequences on safety performance and labour productivity

J Abad, E Lafuente, J Vilajosana - Safety science, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper we examine the connection between the adoption of the OHSAS 18001
standard and performance from a comprehensive perspective. We first examine the …

OHSAS 18001 certification and work accidents: Shedding light on the connection

I Heras-Saizarbitoria, O Boiral, G Arana, E Allur - Journal of safety research, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction: The implications of OHSAS 18001 for substantive Occupational Health and
Safety outcomes such, as a reduction in work accidents, have been under-researched in the …

Analysis of the relationship between the adoption of the OHSAS 18001 and business performance in different organizational contexts

E Lafuente, J Abad - Safety science, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates how the characteristics of operational processes—systematic and
project-based—affect the impact of adopting the safety management systems on different …

Safety climate in OHSAS 18001-certified organisations: Antecedents and consequences of safety behaviour

B Fernández-Muñiz, JM Montes-Peón… - Accident Analysis & …, 2012 - Elsevier
The occupational health and safety standard OHSAS 18001 has gained considerable
acceptance worldwide, and firms from diverse sectors and of varying sizes have …

Relation between occupational safety management and firm performance

B Fernández-Muñiz, JM Montes-Peón… - Safety science, 2009 - Elsevier
Occupational accidents severely deteriorate human capital, and hence negatively affect the
productivity and competitiveness of countries. But despite this, we still observe a scarcity of …

OHSAS 18001 certification and operating performance: The role of complexity and coupling

CKY Lo, M Pagell, D Fan, F Wiengarten… - Journal of Operations …, 2014 - Elsevier
Today, manufacturing firms encounter pressure from multiple stakeholders to manage
occupational health and safety issues properly, systematically and transparently. While …

An innovative methodology for measuring the effective implementation of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System in the European Union

A Bianchini, F Donini, M Pellegrini, C Saccani - Safety Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The first target of the European Union's safety policy is to improve the implementation of
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, especially for small and medium …

Evaluating effectiveness of OHSAS 18001 on safety performance in manufacturing companies in Iran

A Ghahramani, S Salminen - Safety science, 2019 - Elsevier
The application of occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMSs) in recent
decades has led to the successful control of workplace injuries in high-income countries …

A comparative analysis of occupational health and safety risk prevention practices in Sweden and Spain

RM Morillas, JC Rubio-Romero, A Fuertes - Journal of safety research, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction Scandinavian countries such as Sweden implemented the occupational health
and safety (OHS) measures in the European Directive 89/391/EEC earlier than other …

An empirical analysis of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety management systems in SMEs

P Arocena, I Núñez - International small business journal, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
This article analyses the effectiveness of occupational health and safety (OHS) management
in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In particular, we (1) provide an overview of …