Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work
There is growing attention in industry for the Vision Zero strategy, which in terms of work-related health and safety is often labelled as Zero Accident Vision or Zero Harm. The consequences of a genuine commitment to Vision Zero for addressing health, safety and well-being and their synergies are d...
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| description | There is growing attention in industry for the Vision Zero strategy, which in terms of work-related health and safety is often labelled as Zero Accident Vision or Zero Harm. The consequences of a genuine commitment to Vision Zero for addressing health, safety and well-being and their synergies are discussed. The Vision Zero for work-related health, safety and well-being is based on the assumption that all accidents, harm and work-related diseases are preventable. Vision Zero for health, safety and well-being is then the ambition and commitment to create and ensure safe and healthy work and to prevent all accidents, harm and work-related diseases in order to achieve excellence in health, safety and well-being. Implementation of Vision Zero is a process – rather than a target, and healthy organizations make use of a wide range of options to facilitate this process. There is sufficient evidence that fatigue, stress and work organization factors are important determinants of safety behaviour and safety performance. Even with a focus on preventing accidents these additional factors should also be addressed. A relevant challenge is the integration of the Vision Zero into broader business policy and practice. There is a continued need more empirical research in this area. |
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| spelling | nottingham-428662020-05-04T18:41:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42866/ Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work Zwetsloot, Gerard Leka, Stavroula Kines, Pete There is growing attention in industry for the Vision Zero strategy, which in terms of work-related health and safety is often labelled as Zero Accident Vision or Zero Harm. The consequences of a genuine commitment to Vision Zero for addressing health, safety and well-being and their synergies are discussed. The Vision Zero for work-related health, safety and well-being is based on the assumption that all accidents, harm and work-related diseases are preventable. Vision Zero for health, safety and well-being is then the ambition and commitment to create and ensure safe and healthy work and to prevent all accidents, harm and work-related diseases in order to achieve excellence in health, safety and well-being. Implementation of Vision Zero is a process – rather than a target, and healthy organizations make use of a wide range of options to facilitate this process. There is sufficient evidence that fatigue, stress and work organization factors are important determinants of safety behaviour and safety performance. Even with a focus on preventing accidents these additional factors should also be addressed. A relevant challenge is the integration of the Vision Zero into broader business policy and practice. There is a continued need more empirical research in this area. Taylor & Francis 2017-04-07 Article PeerReviewed Zwetsloot, Gerard, Leka, Stavroula and Kines, Pete (2017) Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 15 (2). pp. 88-100. ISSN 1477-4003 Zero accidents zero harm psychosocial factors safety culture prevention culture http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14773996.2017.1308701 doi:10.1080/14773996.2017.1308701 doi:10.1080/14773996.2017.1308701 |
| spellingShingle | Zero accidents zero harm psychosocial factors safety culture prevention culture Zwetsloot, Gerard Leka, Stavroula Kines, Pete Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work |
| title | Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work |
| title_full | Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work |
| title_fullStr | Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work |
| title_short | Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work |
| title_sort | vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work |
| topic | Zero accidents zero harm psychosocial factors safety culture prevention culture |
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