Occupational Safety And Health Management Systems Case Study
Comparison of the occupational safety and health management systems in Great Britain and Japan
Introduction
The occupational safety and health management system (OSHMS) in Britain has the longest history in the world (Walters, 1996), which could be traced back over 150 years (Health and Safety Executive, 2009). With the continuing adjustment, this system has successfully served millions of workers for over 40 years. The foundation of the present system is the result of Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Walters, 1996; HSE, 2009). Especially the legislation system was established on the basis of HSW 1974 (Waring, 1996).
As to Japan, after the Second World War, the bureaucracy rapidly rebuilt the economy by developing heavy industries, …show more content…
However, the economic context should not become the cause of poor management of occupational safety and health. The system itself requires promotion and changes to fit the current situation of the occupational safety and health situation.
The main difference of occupational safety and health management systems in Britain and Japan could be found in the history of legislation, the setting of institutes and the power of trade union. However, they share a common problem of promoting the occupational safety and health management system in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) under the outer context of the globally economic depression.
The improved path to solve this problem should be considered in deeper level, as it might constitute the budget of output from the annual plan of the governments and increase the burden for the government. However, the target of occupational safety and health management system is to reduce the fatal accidents and improve productivity. Further, the stimulation for economic growing might increase the employment and adjust the structure of the types of employment. Thus, the situation might gradually get into a right
Introduction
The occupational safety and health management system (OSHMS) in Britain has the longest history in the world (Walters, 1996), which could be traced back over 150 years (Health and Safety Executive, 2009). With the continuing adjustment, this system has successfully served millions of workers for over 40 years. The foundation of the present system is the result of Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Walters, 1996; HSE, 2009). Especially the legislation system was established on the basis of HSW 1974 (Waring, 1996).
As to Japan, after the Second World War, the bureaucracy rapidly rebuilt the economy by developing heavy industries, …show more content…
However, the economic context should not become the cause of poor management of occupational safety and health. The system itself requires promotion and changes to fit the current situation of the occupational safety and health situation.
The main difference of occupational safety and health management systems in Britain and Japan could be found in the history of legislation, the setting of institutes and the power of trade union. However, they share a common problem of promoting the occupational safety and health management system in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) under the outer context of the globally economic depression.
The improved path to solve this problem should be considered in deeper level, as it might constitute the budget of output from the annual plan of the governments and increase the burden for the government. However, the target of occupational safety and health management system is to reduce the fatal accidents and improve productivity. Further, the stimulation for economic growing might increase the employment and adjust the structure of the types of employment. Thus, the situation might gradually get into a right