Web Based Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational Safety and Health is an important aspect in providing an organization with the smoothness of work operation and achieve goals. But, there are some reasons thet lead the organization toward the loose and low productivity such as old equipment and building as well as inexperienced employees. Employer and employee should aware of their environment and try to correct any danger occurred.

Occupational Safety and Health System Vs. Paper Based Occupational Safety and Health

In one hand, for example, employee who found any hazard around them in the workplace usually have no time to make a report. It is because, by using traditional paper based, they have to go to the occupational safety and health department which maybe far from their own department and fill in the form which has a lot of information to fill in. All this activities takes time to complete reporting the hazard. Employees are not motivated to make any report on safety and health around them. In the other hand, through the web based occupational safety and health, employee are become motivated to report any hazard around the building. They just need to online, open the website provides by the organization on reporting hazard. Moreover, Ergonomic factor all so can be consider for employee to make a report such as improper table and chair position to perform their work as well as, the lightning which to bright for employee to do their job.

Information Management

Organization should set up a proper system for data exchange and sharing in development control and hazard management. The design of the website should be interactive towards the quality of information and content provided as well as the usability of the website which shows the effectiveness of the system.

This Occupational Safety and Health system also can be link with the compensation system. Employee who has a good safety and health activities can be rewarded with bonuses which will be link into compensation system. In ensure the information are accurate, the system must be up-to-date weather the information provide by employee and employer. The data flow will be sufficient along the organization.

Every organization should run their work operation in high performance and at the same time focusing on occupational safety and health at workplace. Companies are more concern about employee’s health and well-being. This is because employees are the core asset of the companies. They are the individual who will establish the positive environment in the organization.

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