Document ID (ISN) | 110849 |
CIS number |
10-0331 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0925-7535 - Safety Science |
Year |
2010 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Njå O., Fjelltun S.H. |
Title |
Managers' attitudes towards safety measures in the commercial road transport sector |
Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2010, Vol.48, No.8, p.1073-1080. 56 ref. |
Abstract |
Safety measures and related costs and benefits have been widely discussed and analyzed in academic circles and by the authorities and industrial sectors. This study addresses these aspects from a cognitive-based perspective. Risk management is about dealing with the conflict between production and safety. Enterprises which spend too much on safety will meet bankruptcy, and those not concerned with safety measures will meet with severe accidents and related damage. 106 managers of commercial transport enterprises were asked about their attitudes towards safety management, the factors that contributed and their beliefs as to whether further effort and investments in health, environment and safety (HES) measures would pay off. Half of the managers perceived HES work as too expensive and approximately one quarter assessed mandatory HES work as compromising their competitiveness. One third of the managers did not find safety measures other than those already implemented as being necessary or remunerative. Other findings are discussed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational safety; role of management; road transport; economic aspects |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Norway; questionnaire survey; cost of safety |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Transport and communications Safety organization and training
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Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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Browse category(ies) |
Road transportation Economic aspects
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